Council of Europe, ALTE and Cambridge ESOL exams

Levels table

CEF and
ALTE levels ESOL
General ESOL
Business ILEC ICFE IELTS YLE
A1
Breakthrough 1.0 - 2.5 Starters
Movers
A2
Waystage
user KET 3.0 Flyers
B1
Threshold
user PET BEC
Preliminary 3.5 - 4.5
B2
Independent
user FCE BEC
Vantage ILEC B2 ICFE B2 5.0 - 6.0
C1
Competent
user CAE BEC
Higher ILEC C1 ICFE C1 6.5 - 7.0
C2
Good
user CPE 7.5 +

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