🇲🇾 Malaysia: MUET to Global Equivalency Converter

Translate post-2021 MUET aggregate scores (max 360) into the official CEFR band and indicative IELTS / TOEFL iBT equivalents.

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MUET Band

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How the MUET Equivalency Works

Post-2021 MUET scale. The Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) revised MUET in 2021. Each of the four papers (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) is now scored out of 90, producing an aggregated score on a 0–360 scale. The aggregate maps directly to one of nine bands.

Official aggregate band cut-offs. Band 1.0 (1–35) → CEFR A1, Band 2.0 (36–81) → A2, Band 2.5 (82–122) → A2 / Low B1, Band 3.0 (123–163) → Mid B1, Band 3.5 (164–210) → High B1, Band 4.0 (211–257) → Low B2, Band 4.5 (258–293) → High B2, Band 5.0 (294–330) → Low C1, Band 5+ (331–360) → C1 / C2. These ranges are taken directly from the MPM aggregated-score table.

IELTS & TOEFL equivalence. The IELTS and TOEFL iBT columns mirror the official Persetaraan (equivalence) table issued by Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi (JPT), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, dated 21 July 2022, governing English entry requirements for international students at IPTS. Sample rows: Band 3.0 → IELTS 4.5 / TOEFL 33; Band 4.0 → 5.5 / 46; Band 4.5 → 6.5 / 79; Band 5.0 → 7.0 / 94. The post-2021 Band 5+ absorbs the legacy 5.5–6.0 range (IELTS 8.0–9.0, TOEFL 110–118).

Edge cases the calculator blocks. Aggregates below 0 or above 360 are rejected. Any individual paper above 90 is rejected. A four-paper sum is recomputed live so users cannot smuggle an impossible total through the aggregate field.

Primary sources: Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia — CEFR Readiness (MEC) and the Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi (Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia) Persetaraan circular (21 July 2022).