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

26 out of 40 in IELTS Academic Reading is band 6.0. 1 more correct answer would make it 6.5. 3 fewer correct answers would still be band 6.0.

Band 6.0 covers 23 to 26 correct answers. IELTS publishes this cut-off itself: band 6.0 starts at 23 correct answers.

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Your Academic Reading band: 6.0

Your Academic Reading band

26 of 40 correct

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1 more correct answer would make it 6.5.

26/40 in IELTS Academic Reading is about band 6.0.

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26 out of 40 in the other papers

What 6.0 in Reading meets

Universities ask for an overall band and a minimum for every skill. 6.0 in Reading meets the per-skill minimum at, for example:

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From 26/40 to every band

Correct answersBandFrom 26
39–409.0+13
37–388.5+11
35–368.0+9
33–347.5+7
30–327.0+4
27–296.5+1
23–266.0Your score
19–225.5−4
15–185.0−8
13–144.5−12
10–124.0−14
0 to 9No band published−17

Frequently asked questions

What band is 26 out of 40 in IELTS Academic Reading?

Band 6.0. In the table, 23 to 26 correct answers are band 6.0.

How many more correct answers do I need for band 6.5?

1 more. Band 6.5 starts at 27 correct answers out of 40.

What is 26 out of 40 in the other IELTS papers?

IELTS Listening: band 6.5. IELTS General Training Reading: band 5.0.

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