IELTS 9.0 Perfect Score Explained | Generated by AI
The highest IELTS score is 9.0, which is considered a perfect score.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) uses a 9-band scoring system, where:
- 9.0 = Expert user (fully operational command of the language)
- 8.0-8.5 = Very good user
- 7.0-7.5 = Good user
- 6.0-6.5 = Competent user
- And so on down to 1.0 (non-user)
Your overall IELTS score is the average of your scores across four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Each section is also scored on the same 0-9 scale, and the overall band score is rounded to the nearest half band (e.g., 6.5, 7.0, 7.5).
Getting a 9.0 overall is quite rare and indicates near-native or native-level proficiency in English. Most universities and immigration programs require scores in the 6.0-7.5 range depending on the program and country.