PTE practice data: what students get wrong, and where they improve
6 reports from RealPTE practice data (students’ AI scores, and visits to the practice pages), the largest based on 258 students, updated every week (latest 21 October 2026).
The 8 words PTE students misread most in Read Aloud and Repeat Sentence
Across 195 RealPTE students who practised Read Aloud and Repeat Sentence, the most misread word was “assignments” (60 students); 8 words were misread by at least 20 students each, in at least 3 different questions.
Which PTE task type is hardest: average AI score by task
Write Essay is the hardest AI-scored PTE task in RealPTE practice: its average score is 39/90 across 26 students, against 75/90 for Read Aloud.
Where PTE students lose the most points, task by task
RealPTE students lose the most points in Write Essay: on average they finish 51 points short of the 90 maximum, across 26 students, and Grammar is the weakest part of it (23/90).
The 5 most common PTE writing mistakes in grammar, spelling and form
The most common writing problem in RealPTE practice is “main points missed”: 52 students had it in at least one answer.
PTE speaking fluency: how often students pause, task by task
RealPTE students pause most in Retell Lecture: 1.0 long pauses per answer on average, and 44% of answers had at least one, across 35 students.
When PTE practice happens: busiest hours and days by country, in local time
Visitors from India use RealPTE's practice pages most between 12:00 and 13:00 local time (9% of visit hours) and most often on Tuesday, in practice-page visits over 11 days.
About these reports
- Counted from practice attempts on RealPTE: AI scores, scoring notes, word marks and practice times.
- Every figure is based on at least 20 different students (for practice times: 20 different visitors). Only totals are published.
- The reports describe students’ practice and results. They do not show any test questions.
- AI scores are practice estimates on the 10–90 scale, not official PTE scores.
- To cite a report, use the line at the bottom of each one: “RealPTE practice data, month year”.