IELTS Band Score Calculator
Enter your Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking bands to calculate your overall IELTS score, then test a realistic target plan before your next study session.
Calculate your overall band or plan a target score
Start with your four bands
Calculate your overall band
Use current or predicted section scores. The result updates as soon as you change a band.
Choose whole or half bands from 1.0 to 9.0. IELTS reports an overall band from the average of these four skills.
Plan the next move
What score do I need in one skill?
Set three current skill bands, choose the skill you can improve, and see the minimum score needed to reach your target overall band.
Minimum required score
9.0
A 9.0 in Writing reaches the 7.0 target (rounded overall: 7.0).
Know the rule
How IELTS overall scores are rounded
IELTS averages the four section scores. The overall band is reported to the nearest whole or half band: an average ending in .25 moves up to the next half band, while .75 moves up to the next whole band. Other averages round to the nearest half band.
Read the official IELTS scoring guideWhy this is useful
Turn a result into a study decision
A single overall band can hide the skill that is holding your application back. Use the planner to test a focused improvement before you spend weeks studying in the wrong order.
- Compare your current mix with a university or visa requirement.
- Test whether raising one weaker skill changes your rounded overall band.
- Use the result to choose what to practise next.
Answers before you plan
IELTS band score calculator questions
How is the IELTS overall band score calculated?
The overall band is the average of Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking, rounded to the nearest whole or half band.
Does a .25 average round up?
Yes. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band, and an average ending in .75 rounds up to the next whole band.
Is this an official IELTS result?
No. This calculator is a planning aid. Only an official IELTS test and Test Report Form can issue an official result.
This calculator is an educational planning aid, not an official IELTS score report. Always check the exact score and minimum-skill requirements for your institution, employer, or visa route.