Is PTE 12 equal to CEFR level A1?

PTE 12 falls in the A1 band of Pearson's published CEFR alignment. CEFR levels are wide, so a whole range of PTE scores shares the same level.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the test owner's published concordance: Pearson: the Global Scale of English and CEFR. Nothing on this page is interpolated between rows.

PTE 12 to CEFR

PTE 12 sits at CEFR A1, on Pearson's own alignment.

PTE 12A1

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PTE to CEFR conversion chart

Every published row, both ways. Each row links to a page for that score.

PTE Academic	CEFR	Page
85 to 90	C2	Details
76 to 84	C1	Details
59 to 75	B2	Details
43 to 58	B1	Details
30 to 42	A2	Details
10 to 29	A1	Details

Where these numbers come from

Pearson: the Global Scale of English and CEFR

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Questions people ask about PTE 12 to CEFR.

PTE AcademicCEFRPublished concordance

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