Pearson concordance, July 2025
PTE 44 to IELTS: 5.5
On Pearson's July 2025 concordance table, a PTE Academic overall score of 44 sits in the 39–46 range, which lines up with IELTS Academic 5.5.
Overall band 5.5PTE range 39–46
PTE 44 on each scale
Pearson publishes separate ranges for the overall score and for each skill, so the same number can line up with different bands.
| Overall | IELTS 5.5 (PTE 39–46) |
|---|---|
| Listening | IELTS 5.5 (PTE 40–46) |
| Reading | IELTS 5.5 (PTE 42–47) |
| Speaking | IELTS 5.5 (PTE 39–53) |
| Writing | IELTS 5.5 (PTE 41–50) |
- IELTS 5.5 overall starts at PTE 39.
- IELTS 6.0 overall starts at PTE 47, 3 points above 44.
Source: Pearson, Establishing score concordance between the enhanced PTE Academic and IELTS Academic, summary paper (July 2025), and Understand your PTE Academic score, checked 9 October 2026.
Before you rely on it
A concordance shows how scores on two tests compare. It is approximate, and it does not tell you which tests a university or visa program accepts or what score it asks for: those are set by each institution and government, so check the official requirement for your course or visa.
The full table
| IELTS | PTE Overall | PTE Listening | PTE Reading | PTE Speaking | PTE Writing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 24–30 | 26–32 | 29–35 | 14–23 | 17–28 |
| 5.0 | 31–38 | 33–39 | 36–41 | 24–38 | 29–40 |
| 5.5 | 39–46 | 40–46 | 42–47 | 39–53 | 41–50 |
| 6.0 | 47–54 | 47–52 | 48–53 | 54–65 | 51–59 |
| 6.5 | 55–62 | 53–57 | 54–58 | 66–75 | 60–68 |
| 7.0 | 63–70 | 58–63 | 59–64 | 76–82 | 69–76 |
| 7.5 | 71–78 | 64–68 | 65–69 | 83–87 | 77–84 |
| 8.0 | 79–85 | 69–74 | 70–74 | 88–89 | 85–89 |
| 8.5 | 86–89 | 75–80 | 75–80 | 90 | 90 |
| 9.0 | 90 | 81–90 | 81–90 | – | – |