What CEFR level is my PTE score?

Your overall and four skill scores are all reported on the 10–90 Global Scale of English, so each one has its own CEFR level (Pearson). In the Score Guide chart, each level starts at the score where a test taker handles average to the most difficult tasks at that level. Dashed lines show that somewhat lower scores already predict success on the easiest tasks of the next level. So a 57 is B1, even if some B2 tasks are within reach.

Pearson notes that C1 is generally not required for undergraduate courses. For context, its typical university minimums are 51–60 for undergraduate and 57–67 for postgraduate degrees, which sit around the B1 to B2 boundary. Always check the actual requirement (PTE pass mark).

The Home Office sets the CEFR level for each route, and you prove it with a Secure English Language Test (SELT); Pearson is an approved provider (gov.uk). The UK government's approved SELT list sets PTE Academic UKVI minimums of 43 for B1, 59 for B2, 76 for C1 and 85 for C2, in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. PTE Home A1, A2 and B1 are pass or fail.

Sources: Skilled Worker, Student, Family and settlement and citizenship English requirements on gov.uk. UK visas need the UKVI version of the test so your Score Report carries a SELT reference number; see PTE Academic UKVI and PTE Home.

For IELTS equivalents, use our PTE to IELTS converter, and see the PTE score chart for CEFR, IELTS and CLB side by side.