(cache) Comparison of CEF levels of English language exams: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, Cambridge ESOL (CAE, FCE, PET, KET, CPE, BULATS, BEC), PTE and Michigan Test.

The following table gives an approximate comparison between the different exams. The exams all use the Common European Framework (CEF) proficiency levels.
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CEF Level	Cambridge ESOL	IELTS	TOEFL iBT	TOEIC	Michigan	BULATS	PTE General	PTE Academic
C2	CPE	9			ECPE		level 5	85+
		8				90
C1	CAE, BEC Higher	7.5	110-120	880			level 4	76-84
		6.5				75
B2	FCE, BEC Vantage	6	87-109		ECCE		level 3	59-75
		5				60
B1	PET, BEC Prelim	4.5	57-86	550			level 2	43-58
		4				40
A2	KET						level 1	30-42
						20

.. and here is another table grouping the exams according to General English, Academic English or Business English:

A2	B1	B2	C1	C2
General English exams
KET	PET	FCE	CAE	CPE
		ECCE
PTE 1	PTE 2	PTE 3	PTE 4	PTE 5
Academic English
				ECPE
		------------------ IELTS ------------------
		------------------ TOEFL ------------------
Business English
	------------------ TOEIC ------------------
	BEC Prelim	BEC Vantage	BEC Higher
------------------ BULATS ------------------