Question 1

Is IELTS 5.5 equal to PTE 39 to 46?

Accepted Answer

On the published concordance, yes. IELTS 5.5 and PTE 39 to 46 are treated as close equivalents. A concordance is a statistical match, not a promise of acceptance, so check what your university or visa stream asks for.

Question 2

What IELTS score do I need for PTE 39 to 46?

Accepted Answer

PTE 39 to 46 corresponds to IELTS 5.5. Aiming a few points above the bottom of that range gives you room for a bad day on one skill.

Question 3

What CEFR level is IELTS 5.5?

Accepted Answer

IELTS 5.5 sits at CEFR B2. That is read from the IELTS partners' own CEFR alignment rather than converted through another test, because each test owner publishes its own.

Question 4

Where do these numbers come from?

Accepted Answer

From the test owner's published concordance: Pearson: understand your PTE Academic score. Nothing on this page is interpolated between rows.

IELTS Academic	PTE Academic	Page
9.0	90	Details
8.5	86 to 89	Details
8.0	79 to 85	Details
7.5	71 to 78	Details
7.0	63 to 70	Details
6.5	55 to 62	Details
6.0	47 to 54	Details
5.5	39 to 46	Details
5.0	31 to 38	Details
4.5	24 to 30	Details

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