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17 out of 40 in IELTS Academic Reading: what band is it?

17 out of 40 in IELTS Academic Reading is band 5.0. 2 more correct answers would make it 5.5. 2 fewer correct answers would still be band 5.0.

Band 5.0 covers 15 to 18 correct answers. IELTS publishes this cut-off itself: band 5.0 starts at 15 correct answers.

Correct answers

/ 40

Your Academic Reading band: 5.0

Your Academic Reading band

17 of 40 correct

CEFR B1, borderline B2Modest user

2 more correct answers would make it 5.5.

17/40 in IELTS Academic Reading is about band 5.0.

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17 out of 40 in the other papers

What 5.0 in Reading meets

Universities ask for an overall band and a minimum for every skill. 5.0 in Reading meets the per-skill minimum at, for example:

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From 17/40 to every band

Correct answersBandFrom 17
39–409.0+22
37–388.5+20
35–368.0+18
33–347.5+16
30–327.0+13
27–296.5+10
23–266.0+6
19–225.5+2
15–185.0Your score
13–144.5−3
10–124.0−5
0 to 9No band published−8

Frequently asked questions

What band is 17 out of 40 in IELTS Academic Reading?

Band 5.0. In the table, 15 to 18 correct answers are band 5.0.

How many more correct answers do I need for band 5.5?

2 more. Band 5.5 starts at 19 correct answers out of 40.

What is 17 out of 40 in the other IELTS papers?

IELTS Listening: band 5.0. IELTS General Training Reading: band 4.0.

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