Comparison Chart

Campaign Scales Tests

STANAG CEF ALTE Scale Cambridge IELTS
6001 Common European Framework ESOL
Standardized ALTE: Association of The British
agreement COE: Council of Europe Language Testers in Europe Cambridge Council, IDP
6001 (1976) ESOL & Cambridge
Examinations. ESOL
NATO: & (formerly
BILC: UCLES)

5555
(DIPLOMA) 9
Native/bilingual

8
5 Upper
CPE
C2 Mastery Good User Advanced
4444
7
Fully
Proficient User
Professional
C1 Effective 4 Lower
Operational Competent CAE 6
Advanced
Proficiency User

B2+ Vantage+
Campaign3 3333
Minimum
3 Upper
Independent FCE 5
Professional Intermediate
User
B2 Vantage

Independent User
B1+
Campaign2 Threshold+
2222
Limited
2 Lower
PET 4
Threshold User Intermediate
Working
B1 Threshold

A2+
3
Campaign1 Waystage+
1111 1 Elementary KET
Elementary Waystage User
A2 Waystage 2
Basic User

1
0 A1 0 Beginner
Unscaled Breakthrough Breakthrough
0

8
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