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IELTS overall band calculator
Your overall band is the average of your four skill bands, rounded to the nearest half band. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band, and one ending in .75 rounds up to the next whole band.
Your four skill bands
What you need (optional)
A requirement is often written like “7 overall, no skill below 6.5”. Check the exact wording with whoever asked for IELTS.
Overall band
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Choose all four skill bands. The overall is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band, with .25 and .75 rounding up.
Source: IELTS scoring in detail, ielts.org, checked 24 September 2026. Nothing you enter is saved or sent.