The average IELTS score of Vietnamese people is 6.2.

The average IELTS score of Vietnamese people in 2022 is 6.2, ranked 23rd in the world, according to data on the IELTS homepage.

The "Global IELTS Test Scores 2022" report shows that more than 80% of candidates choose to take the Academic test - for university and postgraduate study purposes. The rest take the General Training test, for vocational training and immigration purposes.

The average score of female candidates was 6.28 on a scale of 9, while that of male candidates was 6.22. The skill in which all candidates scored the highest was Listening, and the lowest was Writing.

Average IELTS scores of candidates worldwide. Source: *ielts.org*

Among the 40 countries and territories surveyed, candidates from Spain achieved the highest average IELTS score - 7.1, followed by Malaysia with 7.0.

Vietnam ranked 23rd with an average IELTS score of 6.2, equal to South Korea, India and Pakistan. The average scores of Vietnamese in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking were 6.4, 6.4, 6.0 and 5.8 respectively. Compared to the world average, Vietnamese people had higher Reading and Writing test results, but lower Listening and Speaking results.

The highest score achieved by Vietnamese candidates was 6.0, accounting for 22% of the total number of people receiving the certificate. Next was the IELTS score of 6.5, achieved by 19% of test takers.

Photo: British Council — Photo: *British Council*

IELTS and TOEFL iBT are two popular standardized English tests for non-native English speakers. The IELTS assesses the four skills of Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking on a 9-point scale and averages them (with rounded scores), while the TOEFL iBT scores each skill on a 30-point scale, for a total of 120 points.

According to the announcement of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the organization that organizes the TOEFL iBT exam, the average TOEFL iBT score worldwide is 88/120. Candidates from Austria have the highest average TOEFL score with 101 points; Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland are in second place with 100 points.

Vietnamese people ranked 24th out of 30 countries and territories in Asia as listed by ETS, with an average score of 77. Vietnamese candidates achieved the best Reading score - 22/30 points, and the worst in Speaking with 14/30 points.

IELTS and TOEFL iBT are both accepted by more than 11,000 training institutions and organizations worldwide. In Vietnam, these two tests are recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training to consider exemption from the high school graduation exam in English. Meanwhile, universities use them for admission by converting them according to their own scale and combining them with their academic records, graduation exam scores or competency assessment scores.

Khanh Linh

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