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PTE Result and Score

Understand the PTE score scale, how your Overall Score is calculated, and what each Communicative Skill contributes.

PTE Score Scale

Scored 10-90 across four Communicative Skills.

Speaking

Scored by PTE's automated engine on Content, Oral Fluency, and Pronunciation.

25%

Writing

Scored on Content, Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling, and Discourse across essay and summary tasks.

25%

Reading

Scored across multiple-choice, re-order paragraph, and fill-in-the-blank item types.

25%

Listening

Scored across dictation, summary, and fill-in-the-blank item types.

25%

How Your PTE Overall Score Works

PTE Academic uses integrated item types, so many questions score more than one skill at once. Your Overall Score is the equally-weighted average of your four Communicative Skills scores, each on a 10-90 scale.

Results Timeline and Checking Your Likely Score

When results come out

Because PTE Academic is AI-scored end to end, including Speaking, results are typically released faster than exams that rely on human examiners - often within a few business days of your test.

Check your likely score first

Every practice attempt on Practet is scored instantly on the same 10-90 scale used in the real exam, with a full breakdown by Communicative Skill - use our PTE score calculator to estimate your Overall Score anytime.