Scales

Tests

STANAG 6001

Standardized agreement 6001 (1976)

NATO: & BILC:

CEF

Common European Framework

COE: Council of Europe

ALTE Scale

ALTE: Association of Language Testers in Europe

Cambridge ESOL

Cambridge ESOL Examinations. (formerly UCLES)

IELTS

The British Council, IDP & Cambridge ESOL

5555

Native/bilingual

(DIPLOMA)

9

4444

Fully Professional

C2 Mastery

Proficient User

5

Good User

Upper Advanced

CPE

8

7

C1 Effective Operational Proficiency

4

Competent User

Lower Advanced

CAE

6

3333

Minimum Professional

B2+ Vantage+

Independent User

3

Independent User

Upper Intermediate

FCE

5

B2 Vantage

2222

Limited Working

B1+ Threshold+

2

Threshold User

Lower Intermediate

PET

4

B1 Threshold

1111

Elementary

A2+ Waystage+

Basic User

1

Waystage User

Elementary

KET

3

A2 Waystage

2

0

Unscaled

A1 Breakthrough

0

Breakthrough

Beginner

1

0