PTE score thresholds by destination

How to read the table

• Visa rows are the floor, not the target. A university sets its own entry score, and you need both. The university rows are single examples, not national rules.
• Overall or per skill. New Zealand and the Australian student visa figures are overall scores. UK, Canadian and most Australian figures are set per skill, so one weak skill can fail an application even when the overall score looks strong.
• Which test. The UK names PTE Academic UKVI for most routes. Canadian permanent residence and the post-graduation work permit use PTE Core, which is a different test from PTE Academic. See PTE Academic vs Core vs UKVI.
• Canada rows are derived.IRCC publishes Canadian Language Benchmark levels. We list the lowest PTE Core score inside IRCC's range for the required level in each skill, taken from the table on the PTE score for Canada guide.
• Australia changed on 7 Aug 2025. The Australian rows use the figures for tests taken on or after that date. Older tests use different numbers, listed on the Australia guides.
• Test age. Results are usually valid for two years. See PTE score validity.

What is not in the table

A row appears only if its figure is already on one of our guides with an official source. We left out the USA (every university sets its own score; see PTE score for USA), the UK extension rule for visas held before 8 Jan 2026, Australian figures for tests taken before 7 Aug 2025, and any university we have not read on its own page. The table is not an IELTS or CEFR converter; for that use the PTE to IELTS converter, which gives estimates only.