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Original data · Updated November 2026

CELPIP Score Report 2026

What thousands of scored practice sections tell us about how people actually score on CELPIP: which section is hardest, how many reach CLB 7 and CLB 9, and which Writing and Speaking skills hold scores back.

Practice-exam data from CELPIP Simulator, March 2026 to November 2026. Not official CELPIP results. Methodology

Key findings

  1. CLB 6.3

    Speaking is the hardest CELPIP section: test-takers averaged CLB 6.3 in Speaking, compared with CLB 7.8 in Reading.

  2. 23%

    Only 23% of full CELPIP mock exams reach CLB 7 or higher in all four sections, the common Express Entry target.

  3. 87%

    Writing and Speaking are the bottleneck: in 87% of full mock exams, the lowest section score was Writing or Speaking.

  4. 46%

    Fewer than half of Writing (46%) and Speaking (47%) attempts reach CLB 7, compared with 88% of Reading attempts.

  5. 3.5%

    CLB 9 is rare in Speaking: just 3.5% of Speaking attempts reach CLB 9 or higher.

  6. Vocabulary

    Vocabulary is the weakest scored skill in Speaking, and readability is the weakest in Writing.

Scores by section

Average CLB level by CELPIP section

Speaking has the lowest average of the four sections.

CLB 0CLB 2CLB 4CLB 6CLB 8CLB 10Reading: CLB 7.8ReadingCLB 7.8Listening: CLB 7.3ListeningCLB 7.3Writing: CLB 6.6WritingCLB 6.6Speaking: CLB 6.3SpeakingCLB 6.3

Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

Share of attempts reaching CLB 7 and CLB 9

Reading and Listening clear CLB 7 easily. Writing and Speaking do not.

  • CLB 7 or higher
  • CLB 9 or higher
0%25%50%75%100%Reading, CLB 7 or higher: 88.3%88%Reading, CLB 9 or higher: 31%31%ReadingListening, CLB 7 or higher: 81.4%81%Listening, CLB 9 or higher: 13%13%ListeningWriting, CLB 7 or higher: 46.4%46%Writing, CLB 9 or higher: 14.2%14%WritingSpeaking, CLB 7 or higher: 46.6%47%Speaking, CLB 9 or higher: 3.5%4%Speaking

Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

CLB distribution by section

Share of attempts at each CLB level. Darker bars are CLB 7 and above.

ReadingReading, CLB 3: 2.8%3Reading, CLB 4: 1.5%4Reading, CLB 5: 1.7%5Reading, CLB 6: 5.6%6Reading, CLB 7: 20%7Reading, CLB 8: 37.4%8Reading, CLB 9: 24.4%9Reading, CLB 10: 5.6%10Reading, CLB 11: 0.7%11Reading, CLB 12: 0.3%12ListeningListening, CLB 3: 1.7%3Listening, CLB 4: 1.2%4Listening, CLB 5: 4.4%5Listening, CLB 6: 11.3%6Listening, CLB 7: 37.4%7Listening, CLB 8: 31.1%8Listening, CLB 9: 11.8%9Listening, CLB 10: 1.1%10Listening, CLB 11: 0%11Listening, CLB 12: 0%12WritingWriting, CLB 3: 3.7%3Writing, CLB 4: 5.2%4Writing, CLB 5: 14.9%5Writing, CLB 6: 29.9%6Writing, CLB 7: 23%7Writing, CLB 8: 9.2%8Writing, CLB 9: 6.1%9Writing, CLB 10: 3.3%10Writing, CLB 11: 4%11Writing, CLB 12: 0.8%12SpeakingSpeaking, CLB 3: 5.2%3Speaking, CLB 4: 3.4%4Speaking, CLB 5: 10.7%5Speaking, CLB 6: 34.1%6Speaking, CLB 7: 29.5%7Speaking, CLB 8: 13.6%8Speaking, CLB 9: 2.9%9Speaking, CLB 10: 0.6%10Speaking, CLB 11: 0%11Speaking, CLB 12: 0%12

Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

Which section holds full mock exams back?

Share of full mock exams where each section was the lowest score. Only 23% of full mocks reached CLB 7 in all four sections.

0%10%20%30%40%50%Writing: 45%Writing45%Speaking: 42%Speaking42%Listening: 9%Listening9%Reading: 5%Reading5%

Ties are split evenly. Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

The weakest Writing and Speaking skills

Writing and Speaking are scored on separate skills. Across both, task fulfillment scores highest: most test-takers answer the question. Points are lost on language: vocabulary in Speaking and readability (grammar, spelling and sentence control) in Writing.

Speaking: average score by skill

Vocabulary is the weakest skill.

012345Task fulfillment: 3.7 / 5Task fulfillment3.7 / 5Content and coherence: 3.6 / 5Content and coherence3.6 / 5Listenability: 3.5 / 5Listenability3.5 / 5Vocabulary: 3.0 / 5Vocabulary3.0 / 5

Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

Writing: average score by skill

Readability is the weakest skill.

012345Task fulfillment: 4.0 / 5Task fulfillment4.0 / 5Content and coherence: 3.7 / 5Content and coherence3.7 / 5Vocabulary: 3.2 / 5Vocabulary3.2 / 5Readability: 3.0 / 5Readability3.0 / 5

Source: CELPIP Simulator Score Report 2026, practice-exam data. celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

Practice the section that holds you back

CELPIP Reading practice

Average CLB 7.8 · 88% reach CLB 7

CELPIP Listening practice

Average CLB 7.3 · 81% reach CLB 7

CELPIP Writing practice

Average CLB 6.6 · 46% reach CLB 7

CELPIP Speaking practice

Average CLB 6.3 · 47% reach CLB 7

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Methodology

  • Data. Thousands of scored practice sections from completed practice exams on CELPIP Simulator between March 2026 and November 2026. Each section a test-taker completed counts once per exam; sections not taken are excluded.
  • Scores. Scores are reported on the CLB scale exactly as they were shown to test-takers. Listening and Reading are scored by answer key and converted to CLB. Writing and Speaking are graded against CELPIP-style rubrics. We did not rescore or adjust any result for this report.
  • Full exams. A full exam is one with a score in all four sections. The lowest-section chart splits ties evenly.
  • Skills. Writing and Speaking skill scores (0 to 5 per skill) come from the graded task feedback for each exam section. Empty or all-zero skill scores are excluded.
  • Privacy. The report contains aggregates only. No individual results are published, and any group smaller than 50 results is suppressed.
  • Limits. People who practise with us are preparing for the test, often early in their preparation, so these numbers describe practice performance, not official CELPIP outcomes. Practice scores are estimates.

This is practice-exam data, not official CELPIP data. CELPIP Simulator is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Paragon Testing Enterprises, the owner of the CELPIP test. CELPIP is a registered trademark of Paragon Testing Enterprises.

How to cite: CELPIP Simulator, "CELPIP Score Report 2026", November 2026, https://www.celpipsimulator.com/celpip-score-report-2026

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