Test taker performance 2022

Band score information      

IELTS is assessed on a 9-band scale and reports scores both overall and by individual skill. The data below shows test taker scores for Academic and General Training in 2022, according to a variety of categories. These figures are broadly in line with statistics for previous years.

Note: For nationality and first language, the tables show the top nationalities and languages, listed alphabetically, not in order of the size of the candidature.

Academic and General Training test takers

Test split

Test Percentage
Academic 80.31
General Training 19.69

  
Gender split

Gender Percentage
Female 51.78
Male 48.22
 
The figures below show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2022 Academic and General Training test takers according to their gender.
   
Academic mean performance by gender
Gender Listening Reading Writing  Speaking Overall
Female 6.51 6.26 5.95 6.17 6.28
Male 6.52 6.20 5.86 6.06 6.22
 

General Training mean performance by gender
Gender Listening Reading Writing  Speaking Overall
Female 6.52 6.01 6.17 6.54 6.38
Male 6.45 5.95 6.02 6.37 6.26
 

Nationality

These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2022 Academic and General Training test takers from the top nationalities.
  
Academic mean performance by nationality

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General Training mean performance by nationality

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First language*
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2022 Academic and General Training test takers from the top first language backgrounds.

*First language as self-chosen by test takers drawn from a wide range of nationalities

Academic mean performance by first language

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General Training mean performance by first language

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