Academic test-takers for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) on the Chinese mainland are shown to have improved in all four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing from 2012 to 2018, the China Daily reported Thursday.

 

《中国日报》周四报道，2012年至2018年中国大陆参加雅思考试的考生，听说读写这四项语言技能已提高。

 

A new IELTS white paper said the average score for the test-takers on the mainland reached 5.72 points for the 2017-18 period, 0.16 points higher than the 2012-13 period.

 

Reading scores improved the most, from 5.9 points in the 2012-13 period to 6.15 points in the 2017-18 period, while speaking scores only increased by 0.02 points, said the white paper released Wednesday by the British Council, co-owner of the IELTS.

 

Candidates in Shanghai ranked first place in the four skills, said the white paper, based on the results of all mainland IELTS test-takers from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018.

 

Undergraduate students continue to be the main group of IELTS test-takers on the mainland, accounting¹ for 52 percent, while those under age 18 form the second-largest group, at 18 percent of the total, the white paper said, adding that 88.6 percent of the test-takers had overseas studies in mind.

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