11 Facts About IELTS

IELTS is one of the major English-language tests in the world.

IELTS is accepted by most Australian, British, Canadian, European, Irish and New Zealand academic institutions, by over 3,000 academic institutions in the United States, and by various professional organisations across the world.

IELTS is approved by UK Visas and Immigration as a Secure English Language Test for visa applicants both outside and inside the UK.

In 2007, IELTS administered more than one million tests in a single 12-month period for the first time ever, making it the world's most popular English language test for higher education and immigration.

English Language Testing Service, as IELTS was then known, was launched in 1980 by Cambridge English Language Assessment and the British Council.

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IELTS is scored on a nine-band scale, with each band corresponding to a specified competence in English.

In 2019, of the 40 most common self-reported first language backgrounds, the countries ranked in the top five in the Academic IELTS test were from test takers whose first languages were:.

In 2019, of the 40 most common self-reported first language backgrounds, the countries ranked in the top five in the General Training IELTS test were from test takers whose first languages were:.

IELTS is used by over 9,000 educational institutions worldwide.

IELTS is accepted by over 750 organisations in Canada Most top ranked Canadian universities, as listed by the TES 2015 World University Rankings, require a minimum score of 6.

IELTS assesses all four language skills and is accepted by UK Visas and Immigration at levels B1 to C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.