Academic and General Training test takers
Test split
Test | Percentage |
Academic | 75.44 |
General Training | 24.56 |
Gender split
Gender | Percentage |
Female | 51.55 |
Male | 48.45 |
The figures below show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2021 Academic and General Training test takers according to their gender.
Academic mean performance by gender
Gender | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Female | 6.50 | 6.29 | 5.96 | 6.18 | 6.30 |
Male | 6.50 | 6.22 | 5.88 | 6.10 | 6.24 |
General Training mean performance by gender
Gender | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Female | 6.86 | 6.37 | 6.29 | 6.71 | 6.62 |
Male | 6.78 | 6.30 | 6.14 | 6.59 | 6.51 |
Nationality
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2021 Academic and General Training test takers from the top 40 nationalities.
Academic mean performance by nationality
Nationality | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Bangladesh |
6.40 |
5.94 |
5.85 |
6.25 |
6.18 |
Brazil |
7.09 |
7.21 |
6.13 |
6.90 |
6.90 |
Canada |
7.27 |
6.85 |
6.29 |
7.21 |
6.96 |
China (People's Republic of) |
6.04 |
6.27 |
5.76 |
5.55 |
5.97 |
Colombia | 6.70 |
6.88 |
5.98 |
6.59 |
6.60 |
Egypt | 6.95 |
6.50 |
6.00 |
6.65 |
6.59 |
France | 6.99 |
7.06 |
6.13 |
6.61 |
6.76 |
Ghana | 7.08 |
6.39 |
6.39 |
7.13 |
6.81 |
Greece | 7.65 |
7.46 |
6.42 |
6.91 |
7.17 |
Hong Kong | 7.05 |
6.90 |
6.17 |
6.35 |
6.68 |
India | 6.62 |
6.08 |
6.00 |
6.25 |
6.30 |
Indonesia | 7.03 |
6.96 |
6.10 |
6.44 |
6.70 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
6.71 |
6.41 |
6.05 |
6.64 |
6.52 |
Italy | 7.14 |
7.44 |
6.16 |
6.62 |
6.90 |
Japan |
5.98 |
6.12 |
5.70 |
5.53 |
5.90 |
Jordan | 6.64 |
6.21 |
5.83 |
6.60 |
6.39 |
Kazakhstan |
6.42 |
6.34 |
5.81 |
6.06 |
6.22 |
Kenya |
7.00 |
6.50 |
6.36 |
7.08 |
6.79 |
Korea, Republic of |
6.46 |
6.40 |
5.86 |
5.87 |
6.21 |
Kuwait |
5.57 |
5.16 |
5.13 |
5.82 |
5.48 |
Lebanon |
7.27 |
6.80 |
6.25 |
6.89 |
6.86 |
Malaysia | 7.56 |
7.31 |
6.42 |
6.85 |
7.10 |
Mexico | 6.88 |
6.88 |
6.02 |
6.57 |
6.65 |
Nepal | 6.74 |
6.15 |
5.92 |
6.02 |
6.27 |
Nigeria | 6.96 |
6.44 |
6.32 |
7.08 |
6.76 |
Oman | 5.08 |
4.84 |
5.25 |
5.51 |
5.24 |
Pakistan | 6.53 |
6.08 |
5.91 |
6.30 |
6.27 |
Philippines |
7.27 |
6.75 |
6.26 |
6.87 |
6.85 |
Qatar | 5.65 |
5.02 |
5.12 |
5.84 |
5.47 |
Russian Federation |
7.05 |
7.09 |
6.16 | 6.70 | 6.81 |
Saudi Arabia |
5.84 |
5.49 |
5.34 |
6.09 |
5.75 |
Spain | 7.42 |
7.44 |
6.26 |
6.82 |
7.05 |
Sri Lanka | 6.86 |
6.35 |
6.01 |
6.63 |
6.53 |
Taiwan | 6.57 |
6.53 |
5.87 |
6.12 |
6.34 |
Thailand | 6.29 |
6.11 |
5.66 |
5.78 |
6.03 |
Turkey | 6.86 |
6.72 |
6.00 |
6.37 |
6.55 |
Ukraine | 6.88 |
6.80 |
6.02 |
6.58 |
6.64 |
United Arab Emirates |
5.27 |
4.89 |
4.99 |
5.61 |
5.25 |
Uzbekistan | 5.92 |
5.67 |
5.62 |
5.61 |
5.77 |
Vietnam | 6.48 |
6.52 |
6.02 |
5.83 |
6.28 |
General Training mean performance by nationality
Nationality | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Algeria |
5.87 |
5.70 |
5.79 |
6.34 |
5.98 |
Argentina | 7.01 | 6.97 | 6.31 |
6.68 |
6.81 |
Bangladesh |
6.41 |
5.82 | 6.01 |
6.39 |
6.22 |
Brazil |
6.98 | 6.96 |
6.30 |
6.88 |
6.84 |
Cameroon | 5.66 |
5.29 |
6.00 |
6.15 |
5.84 |
Canada |
6.78 |
6.19 |
6.10 |
6.60 |
6.48 |
China (People's Republic of) |
6.56 | 6.45 |
6.05 |
6.13 |
6.36 |
Colombia |
6.50 |
6.42 |
6.08 |
6.53 |
6.44 |
Egypt | 6.84 |
6.51 |
6.20 |
6.72 |
6.63 |
France | 7.25 |
7.16 |
6.40 |
6.97 |
7.01 |
Ghana | 6.75 |
6.16 |
6.53 |
7.26 |
6.73 |
Hong Kong | 6.82 |
6.66 |
6.18 |
6.39 |
6.58 |
India | 6.92 |
6.33 |
6.21 |
6.62 |
6.58 |
Indonesia | 6.71 |
6.35 |
6.11 |
6.38 |
6.45 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
6.37 |
6.02 |
6.04 |
6.44 |
6.28 |
Italy |
6.56 |
6.44 |
6.01 |
6.41 |
6.42 |
Jamaica | 7.00 |
6.58 |
6.66 |
8.01 |
7.12 |
Japan | 6.08 |
5.80 |
5.77 |
5.82 |
5.93 |
Jordan | 6.54 |
6.17 |
6.02 |
6.65 |
6.41 |
Kenya |
6.85 |
6.41 |
6.50 |
7.29 |
6.82 |
Korea, Republic of |
6.13 |
5.84 |
5.76 |
5.75 |
5.93 |
Lebanon |
7.18 |
6.81 |
6.42 |
6.88 |
6.89 |
Malaysia | 7.34 |
6.96 |
6.52 |
6.98 |
7.00 |
Mexico | 6.72 |
6.63 |
6.18 |
6.66 |
6.61 |
Morocco | 6.32 |
6.18 |
6.00 |
6.46 |
6.30 |
Nepal |
6.53 |
5.88 |
6.04 |
6.25 |
6.24 |
Nigeria | 7.02 | 6.52 |
6.63 |
7.27 |
6.92 |
Pakistan | 6.90 | 6.36 | 6.30 |
6.78 |
6.65 |
Philippines |
6.35 |
5.74 |
6.03 |
6.34 |
6.18 |
Russian Federation |
6.86 |
6.82 |
6.24 |
6.60 |
6.69 |
Saudi Arabia |
4.96 |
4.22 |
4.71 |
5.33 |
4.86 |
South Africa | 7.65 |
7.24 |
6.79 |
8.25 |
7.55 |
Sri Lanka | 6.90 |
6.41 |
6.22 |
6.79 |
6.64 |
Taiwan | 6.31 |
6.08 |
5.94 |
6.17 |
6.18 |
Thailand | 5.89 |
5.39 |
5.65 |
5.70 |
5.72 |
Turkey | 6.79 |
6.60 |
6.16 |
6.52 |
6.58 |
Ukraine | 6.28 |
6.07 |
5.87 |
6.25 |
6.18 |
United States of America |
8.13 |
7.83 |
7.16 |
8.50 |
7.96 |
Vietnam | 6.34 |
6.25 |
6.10 |
6.01 |
6.24 |
Zimbabwe |
6.82 |
6.37 |
6.59 |
7.33 |
6.84 |
First language*
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2021 Academic and General Training test takers from the top 40 first language backgrounds.
*First language as self-chosen by test takers drawn from a wide range of nationalities
Academic mean performance by first language
Language | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Akan |
6.98 |
6.30 |
6.35 |
7.05 |
6.73 |
Arabic |
5.92 |
5.54 |
5.43 |
6.08 |
5.81 |
Azeri |
6.71 |
6.50 |
5.95 |
6.73 |
6.54 |
Bengali |
6.49 |
6.03 |
5.90 |
6.31 |
6.24 |
Chinese |
6.13 |
6.32 |
5.80 |
5.62 |
6.03 |
English |
7.26 |
6.72 |
6.34 |
7.10 |
6.92 |
Farsi |
6.72 |
6.43 |
6.06 |
6.65 |
6.53 |
Filipino |
7.31 |
6.80 |
6.28 |
6.89 |
6.88 |
French |
6.94 |
6.97 |
6.12 |
6.64 |
6.73 |
German |
8.00 |
7.74 |
6.56 |
7.47 |
7.51 |
Greek | 7.60 |
7.37 |
6.39 |
6.90 |
7.13 |
Gujurati |
6.56 |
5.99 |
5.85 |
6.07 |
6.18 |
Hindi | 6.95 |
6.38 |
6.13 |
6.56 |
6.57 |
Ibo/lgbo |
6.83 |
6.30 |
6.30 |
7.04 |
6.68 |
Indonesian |
7.02 |
6.95 |
6.09 |
6.42 |
6.68 |
Italian | 7.14 |
7.46 |
6.16 |
6.61 |
6.91 |
Japanese |
5.98 |
6.11 |
5.70 |
5.52 |
5.89 |
Kannada |
7.20 |
6.64 |
6.26 |
6.87 |
6.81 |
Kazakh |
6.31 |
6.23 |
5.76 |
5.97 |
6.13 |
Korean |
6.46 |
6.40 |
5.86 |
5.87 |
6.21 |
Malayalam |
6.82 |
6.38 |
6.15 |
6.47 |
6.52 |
Marathi |
7.23 |
6.67 |
6.22 |
6.76 |
6.78 |
Nepali |
6.74 |
6.15 |
5.92 |
6.03 |
6.27 |
Portuguese |
7.21 |
7.25 |
6.18 |
6.96 |
6.96 |
Punjabi |
6.24 |
5.72 |
5.89 |
5.92 |
6.01 |
Romanian |
7.35 |
7.17 |
6.23 |
7.03 |
7.01 |
Russian |
6.90 |
6.85 |
6.05 |
6.55 |
6.65 |
Singhalese |
6.89 |
6.38 |
6.04 |
6.63 |
6.55 |
Spanish | 6.97 |
7.05 |
6.09 |
6.68 |
6.76 |
Swahili |
6.89 |
6.39 |
6.31 |
6.99 |
6.71 |
Tagalog |
7.12 |
6.56 |
6.16 |
6.79 |
6.72 |
Tamil |
7.01 |
6.49 |
6.08 |
6.60 |
6.61 |
Telugu |
6.69 |
6.13 |
5.93 |
6.32 |
6.33 |
Thai |
6.28 |
6.10 |
5.66 |
5.77 |
6.02 |
Turkish |
6.87 |
6.73 |
6.01 |
6.37 |
6.56 |
Urdu | 6.62 |
6.14 |
5.94 |
6.38 |
6.33 |
Uzbek |
5.88 |
5.62 |
5.61 |
5.57 |
5.73 |
Vietnamese |
6.48 |
6.53 |
6.02 |
5.83 |
6.28 |
Yoruba |
6.87 |
6.44 |
6.31 |
7.00 |
6.72 |
Other | 6.90 |
6.48 |
6.23 |
6.94 |
6.70 |
General Training mean performance by first language
Language | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |
Afrikaans |
7.25 |
6.82 |
6.50 |
7.92 |
7.19 |
Akan | 6.54 |
5.90 |
6.44 |
7.15 |
6.56 |
Albanian | 5.90 |
5.57 |
5.74 |
6.29 |
5.95 |
Arabic | 6.33 |
5.91 |
5.86 |
6.42 |
6.19 |
Bengali |
6.58 |
6.04 |
6.13 |
6.54 |
6.39 |
Chinese |
6.59 |
6.47 |
6.07 |
6.17 |
6.39 |
English |
7.28 |
6.77 |
6.60 |
7.31 |
7.05 |
Farsi |
6.38 |
6.02 |
6.04 |
6.45 |
6.28 |
Filipino |
6.48 |
5.89 |
6.10 |
6.40 |
6.28 |
French |
6.30 |
6.15 |
6.11 |
6.46 |
6.32 |
German |
7.44 |
7.17 |
6.50 |
7.37 |
7.18 |
Gujurati |
6.89 |
6.28 |
6.08 |
6.44 |
6.48 |
Hindi | 7.18 |
6.64 |
6.37 |
6.90 |
6.84 |
Ibo/lgbo |
6.79 |
6.28 |
6.55 |
7.19 |
6.76 |
Indonesian |
6.69 |
6.33 |
6.09 |
6.36 |
6.43 |
Italian | 6.62 |
6.56 |
6.04 |
6.43 |
6.48 |
Japanese |
6.06 |
5.78 |
5.75 |
5.80 |
5.91 |
Kannada |
7.17 |
6.67 |
6.42 |
7.02 |
6.88 |
Korean |
6.13 |
5.83 |
5.76 |
5.74 |
5.93 |
Malayalam |
6.91 |
6.44 |
6.28 |
6.61 |
6.62 |
Marathi |
7.31 |
6.84 |
6.48 |
7.00 |
6.97 |
Nepali |
6.54 |
5.90 |
6.05 |
6.27 |
6.25 |
Portuguese | 6.98 |
6.94 |
6.30 |
6.89 |
6.84 |
Punjabi | 6.58 |
5.90 |
6.00 |
6.26 |
6.25 |
Russian |
6.76 |
6.67 |
6.16 |
6.56 |
6.60 |
Shona | 6.73 |
6.29 |
6.56 |
7.24 |
6.76 |
Sindhi | 7.06 |
6.51 |
6.38 |
6.88 |
6.77 |
Singhalese |
6.84 |
6.34 |
6.18 |
6.71 |
6.58 |
Spanish |
6.72 |
6.66 |
6.19 |
6.65 |
6.62 |
Swahili |
6.66 |
6.21 |
6.41 |
7.20 |
6.68 |
Tagalog |
6.16 |
5.50 |
5.92 |
6.23 |
6.01 |
Tamil |
6.96 |
6.48 |
6.25 |
6.74 |
6.67 |
Telugu |
6.94 |
6.38 |
6.19 |
6.68 |
6.61 |
Thai |
5.89 |
5.38 |
5.65 |
5.69 |
5.72 |
Turkish |
6.78 |
6.59 |
6.15 |
6.52 |
6.58 |
Ukrainian | 6.20 |
5.95 |
5.82 |
6.18 |
6.10 |
Urdu | 6.93 |
6.39 |
6.31 |
6.81 |
6.67 |
Vietnamese | 6.34 |
6.26 |
6.10 |
6.01 |
6.24 |
Yoruba |
6.77 |
6.36 |
6.52 |
7.10 |
6.75 |
Other | 6.71 |
6.25 |
6.42 |
7.06 |
6.67 |