IELTS Home Researchers Analysis of test data Test taker performance 2010
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Band score information
IELTS is assessed on a 9-band scale and reports scores both overall and by individual skill. Overall band scores for Academic and General Training candidates in 2010 are shown here together with scores for individual skills according to a variety of classifications. These figures are broadly in line with statistics for previous years.
N.B. for place of origin and first language, the tables show the top 40 places and languages, listed alphabetically, not in order of the size of the candidature.
Academic and General Training candidates
The following table shows the split between the Academic and General Training candidature in 2010.
| | 2010 |
| Academic | 73.8% |
| General Training | 26.2% |
Gender
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2010 Academic and General Training candidates according to their gender.
| Mean band scores for female candidates | |||||
| | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Academic | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6 |
| General Training | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Mean band scores for male candidates | |||||
| | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Academic | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| General Training | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Place of Origin
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2010 Academic and General Training candidates from the top 40 places of origin.
Mean band score for the most frequent countries or regions of origin (Academic)
| Academic | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Bangladesh | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Brazil | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| China (Peoples Republic) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Colombia | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Cyprus | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Egypt | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| France | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Germany | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Greece | 7.2 | 7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Hong Kong | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 6.4 |
| India | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.2 |
| Iran | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6 |
| Iraq | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Italy | 6.4 | 7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Japan | 6 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Jordan | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Korea, South | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Kuwait | 5.3 | 5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Libya | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Malaysia | 7.2 | 7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Mexico | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Myanmar | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.1 |
| Nepal | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Oman | 5.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Pakistan | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Philippines | 7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Qatar | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Russia | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Spain | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.4 | 6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Sudan | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Taiwan | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Thailand | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Turkey | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Vietnam | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
Mean band score for the most frequent countries or regions of origin (General Training)
| General Training | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Bangladesh | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Brazil | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| China (Peoples Republic) | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Colombia | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Egypt | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| France | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Germany | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| India | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Indonesia | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Iran | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| Iraq | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Italy | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Japan | 6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Jordan | 6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| Kenya | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Korea, South | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Lebanon | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Malaysia | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Mauritius | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Mexico | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Nepal | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Pakistan | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Palestine | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| Philippines | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Romania | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Russia | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Singapore | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| South Africa | 7.4 | 7 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Taiwan | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6 |
| Thailand | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Turkey | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Venezuela | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Vietnam | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
First Language
These figures show the mean overall and individual band scores achieved by 2010 Academic and General Training candidates from the top 40 first language backgrounds.
Mean band scores for the most common first languages (Academic)
| Academic | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Amharic | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Arabic | 5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Bengali | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Burmese | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6 | 6.1 |
| Chinese | 6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Dutch | 7.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| English* | 7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Farsi | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6 |
| French | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| German | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Greek | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Gujurati | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Hindi | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Indonesian | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.2 |
| Italian | 7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Japanese | 6 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Kannada | 6.5 | 7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Kazakh | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Korean | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Lithuanian | 6.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Malay | 6.8 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Malayalam | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Marathi | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Nepali | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | 6 |
| Other | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Pashto | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.7 |
| Polish | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 7 | 6.9 |
| Portuguese | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Punjabi | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Romanian | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Russian | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Singhalese | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spanish | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Tagalog | 6.6 | 7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Tamil | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Telugu | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| Thai | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Turkish | 6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Urdu | 5.7 | 6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 |
| Vietnamese | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
* first language as self-chosen by candidates drawn from a wide range nationalities
Mean band scores for the most common first languages (General Training)
| General Training | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | OVERALL |
| Afrikaans | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Arabic | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Bengali | 6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Chinese | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Creole | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| English* | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Farsi | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| French | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| German | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Gujurati | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Hindi | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Hungarian | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Indonesian | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Italian | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Japanese | 6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Kannada | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Korean | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Malay | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Malayalam | 6.5 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Marathi | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Nepali | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 |
| Other | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| Pashto | 6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6 |
| Polish | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Portuguese | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Punjabi | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Romanian | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Russian | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Sindhi | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Singhalese | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Spanish | 6 | 6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Tagalog | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Tamil | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Telugu | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Thai | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Turkish | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Ukrainian | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6 |
| Urdu | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Vietnamese | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Yoruba | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
* first language as self-chosen by candidates drawn from a wide range nationalities.
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