TOEIC ® PROGRAM ®
TOEIC Bridge
Number of examinees and average scores in FY2012
TOEIC Test
DATA & ANALYSIS 2012
® ®
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Table of contents TOEIC® Test
TOEIC Bridge®
TOEIC® Speaking and Writing Tests
Ⅰ . Trend in the number of examinees
3
Ⅰ . Trend in the number of examinees
10
Ⅰ . Trend in the number of examinees
16
Ⅱ . SP test data (Overall)
4
Ⅱ . SP test data (Overall)
11
Ⅱ . SP test data (Overall)
17
Ⅲ . IP test data (Overall)
5
Ⅲ . IP test data (Overall)
12
Ⅲ . SP test data (Adults)
18
Ⅳ . IP test data (Companies and Organizations)
6
Ⅳ . IP test data (Companies and Organizations)
13
Ⅳ . SP test data (Students)
18
Ⅴ . IP test data (Schools)
7
Ⅴ . IP test data (Schools)
14
Ⅴ . IP test data (Overall)
19
Ⅵ . IP test data (Companies and Organizations)
20
Ⅶ . IP test data (Schools)
21
Ⅷ . TOEIC® SW examinees and TOEIC® scores
21
Appendix Score Comparison Chart for TOEIC ® Programs / Comparison Chart between TOEIC ® Program scores and CEFR Levels
22
Proficiency Scale for TOEIC ® Test (The chart shows the approximate correlation between the TOEIC ® scores and the levels of ability)
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TOEIC
®
is the acronym for Test of English for International
Communication. The TOEIC test is a global standard for the assessment of communicative English ability. The test has been
TOEIC ® Program Positioning Map English proficiency levels
developed and prepared by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the primary developer and administrator of national examinations and
Advanced
qualification tests in the United States.
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
TOEIC Test
TOEIC Programs consist of three tests: TOEIC® Test, TOEIC Bridge® , ®
Intermediate
®
and TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests (TOEIC SW Tests). TOEIC Bridge
Beginner
All three tests are utilized globally. In FY2012, TOEIC tests were
* The English proficiency levels for each test are only recommendations. Anyone is eligible to take any test.
administered to roughly seven million people, in approximately 150 countries, by more than 14,000 companies and other organizations in Asia, Europe and America, and elsewhere.
Listening / Reading
Speaking / Writing
Secure Program (SP) and Institutional Program (IP) tests There are two ways of providing opportunities to take the TOEIC test・TOEIC Bridge・TOEIC SW Tests; the Secure Program (SP) test and the Institutional Program (IP) test. LR
Secure Program（※1） Fixed by IIBC
Test administration / Management
B
SW LR
Test place
Fixed by IIBC
B
SW
LR
Administered by IIBC
B
TOEIC Bridge
SW
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Institutional Program LR
Test date
TOEIC Test
B
SW
At the convenience of the conducting organization Any date except Sundays, holidays, and the New Year’ s holiday At the convenience of the conducting organization Test venue stipulated by the IIBC Test Center or the conducting organization (must be confirmed in advance) Administered by the conducting organization Administered and managed by the IIBC-appointed examiner
Apply through the contact person of the conducting organization Application
Individual application: Apply individually to IIBC （※2）
LR
B
SW
Test results Planned mailing date of results
・Official Score Certificate
（※3）
LR SW
Mailed within 30 days of the test date
B
Mailed within 35 days of the test date
（※5）
Restricted to groups of 10 or more examinees at any one time Restricted to groups of 5 or more examinees at any one time
・Score Report （※4） ・Score Roster ・Test Results Data File（Excel） LR
B
SW
Is mailed 5 business days after receipt of test materials（※6） Is mailed 17 business days（※8）after the test date or the receipt date of test materials（※7）
※1：Group applications are possible for the Secure Program. ※2：Group applications are handled by the contact person of the conducting organization (a minimum 10 people for TOEIC Test and TOEIC Bridge and 5 people for TOEIC SW Tests). ※3：In the case of group applications, a score roster (listing score reports) and a data file with test results (Excel file) are provided to the contact person of the conducting organization. ※4：The Official Score Certificate is not issued, but results (scores) for the Secure Program and IP Test are equivalent to the certificate. ※5：A group application form as well as the test results of the IP Test (score roster and data file with test results) are downloadable. ※6： Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and New Year’ s holiday. ※7：The planned mailing date for results varies depending on whether the test was conducted via Test Center Administration or Mobile Administration. Please refer to the official website for details. ※8：Date excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, New Year’ s holiday, and holidays for ETS.
TOEIC ® Program Line-Up
TOEIC ® Test
LR
( Listening / Reading ) English communication skills are evaluated for a wide variety of situations̶from familiar everyday scenarios to business topics.
TOEIC Bridge®
B
( Listening / Reading ) Basic English communication skills are evaluated for everyday situations.
Test Format Standardized objective test using a bubble sheet
Test Format Standardized objective test using a bubble sheet
Test Format
TOEIC® Speaking and Writing Tests
SW
( Speaking / Writing ) Communicative presentation skills in English are evaluated.
2
| 2012 DATA & ANALYSIS
Conducted at a test venue using a PC
Test Length Listening: 45min. Reading: 75min. Total: 120min.
Test Results Listening: Reading: Total:
5 - 495 5 - 495 10 - 990
※Scores are in 5-point increments.
Test Length Listening: Reading: Total:
25min. 35min. 60min.
Test Results Listening: Reading: Total:
10 - 90 10 - 90 20 -180
※Scores are in 2-point increments.
Test Length Speaking: 20min. Writing: 60min.
Test Results Speaking: Writing:
0 -200 0 -200
※Scores are in 10-point increments.
®
TOEIC Test
TOEIC ® Program Positioning Map English proficiency levels Advanced
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
TOEIC Test
In Japan, the TOEIC Test was administered in FY2012 not only to individuals but also adopted by approximately 3,200 companies, organizations, schools, and other groups.
Intermediate
C o m p a n i e s h a v e u t i l i z e d t h e TO E I C Te s t t o e v a l u a t e t h e e ff e c t i v e n e s s o f human-resource development and English training and to gauge the English skills of
TOEIC Bridge
Beginner
new employees; test sco res are al so used as a criterion fo r overseas trips o r
* The English proficiency levels for each test are only recommendations. Anyone is eligible to take any test.
assignments, career advancement, and promotion. At schools, the test is utilized to evaluate student proficiency levels and measure the effectiveness of instruction, and
Listening / Reading
Speaking / Writing
also serves as an entrance examination or a standard for accreditation of units. Since the evaluation standards of the TOEIC Test remain constant over time, it is possible to
TOEIC Test
track progress in English over an extended period of time, spanning from the time a person leaves university to joins a company. Thanks to these features, the TOEIC Test has been widely used for a variety of purposes.
®
Ⅰ Trend in the number of examinees Ⅰ. Trend in the number of TOEIC examinees（FY1979 to FY2012） (Unit: Thousand persons)
IP test
SP test
2,400
2,304
2,200
2,000
TOEIC Bridge
2,270
®
1,780
1,800
1,718
1,100
1,680
1,108
1,635 1,600
1,526
1,423 1,433 787
1,326 778
1,280 711
1,200
®
1,400
761
666 694
1,092 685
1,000
582
831
679
622
870 514
800
712 565
600
396 1,162
289
441 437 443
193
223
924
387
400
332 268 218
200
12 0
358
603
3
7
3
7
10 2
88 23 35 59 19 11 12
14 21
117 158 26
42
69
91
120
141
147
76
205
256
704
738
754
805
940
1,204
993 919
578
52 166
698
63
38
17
129 100
860
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
1,499
287
312
372 296
380
423
473
474
296
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (FY)
2012 DATA & ANALYSIS | 3
SP test
Overall
Ⅱ SP test data (Overall) Listening
Number of examinees
Ⅱ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years （Unit: Score）
（Unit: Persons）
916,912
Ⅱ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Adults/Students （Unit: Score）
901,451 900,000
600
574
574
600
574
594
574
553
800,000 500
700,000
655,305 400
258
Reading
500
269
259
259
248
600,000
259
400 500,000
300
400,000 300,000
200
315
316
315
300
200
325
315
200,000
304
100
100 100,000
2010
2011
2012
（FY）
Ⅱ-3. Total score distribution for the SP test Overall（901,451 examinees）
Overall Adults Students （Unit: Persons） （901,451） （403,900） （386,446）
Ⅱ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by school type （Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Score）
29,307 （3.3%） 33,007 （3.7%） 46,485 （5.2%） 56,721 （6.3%） 67,690 （7.5%） 79,166 （8.8%） 88,714 （9.8%） 94,065（10.4%） 93,957 （10.4%） 89,623 （9.9%） 80,089 （8.9%） 64,631 （7.2%） 43,400 （4.8%） 23,360 （2.6%） 9,287（1.0%） 1,609（0.2%） 145（0.02%） 62（0.01%） 133（0.01%）
895∼ 845∼ 795∼ 745∼ 695∼ 645∼ 595∼ 545∼ 495∼ 445∼ 395∼ 345∼ 295∼ 245∼ 195∼ 145∼ 95∼ 45∼ 10∼ 0
4
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000（Unit: Persons）
| 2012 DATA & ANALYSIS
Primary （234） school
373
Junior high （926） school
348
Senior high （20,331） school Technical （6,297） college Junior （4,689） college
583
236
305
518
213
258
440
182
276
470
194
University（298,397）
304
Graduate （47,615） school
315
613
240
555
250
589
274
Language （1,629） school
276
212
488
Vocational （6,328） school
283
199
481
100
200
300
400
500
600
（Unit: Score）
Overall
IP test
Ⅲ IP test data (Overall) Number of examinees
Ⅲ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years （Unit: Score）
Listening
Reading
Ⅲ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Companies and Organizations/Schools
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Score）
1,203,751
1,161,608
1,200,000
600
600
1,100,000
993,144 1,000,000 500
462
460
500
900,000
457
478
457
429
800,000 400
400
206
202
700,000
201
214
201
TOEIC Test
184
600,000 300
300 500,000
®
400,000
200
200
300,000
258
257
256
264
256
200,000
100
245
100
100,000
2010
2011
2012
Companies and Organizations Overall Schools （Unit: Persons） （1,203,751） （681,684） （522,067）
（FY）
Ⅲ-3. Total score distribution for the IP test
TOEIC Bridge
Overall（1,203,751 examinees） （Unit: Score）
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000
®
20,000
（Unit: Persons）
Companies and Organizations（681,684 examinees）
Schools（522,067 examinees）
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
12,398 （1.8%） 12,480（1.8%） 17,374 （2.5%） 22,455 （3.3%） 29,213 （4.3%） 36,352 （5.3%） 44,880 （6.6%） 52,800 （7.7%） 60,803 （8.9%） 68,624 （10.1%） 72,643 （10.7%） 75,430 （11.1%） 68,870 （10.1%） 57,257 （8.4%） 38,027（5.6%） 11,500（1.7%） 420（0.1%） 76（0.01%） 82（0.01%）
895∼ 845∼ 795∼ 745∼ 695∼ 645∼ 595∼ 545∼ 495∼ 445∼ 395∼ 345∼ 295∼ 245∼ 195∼ 145∼ 95∼ 45∼ 10∼ 0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
（Unit: Persons）
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
0
®
15,361（1.3%） 16,076 （1.3%） 22,755 （1.9%） 30,254（2.5%） 40,511 （3.4%） 52,892 （4.4%） 69,020（5.7%） 86,634 （7.2%） 106,421 （8.8%） 128,055 （10.6%） 144,347 （12.0%） 155,019（12.9%） 140,278（11.7%） 106,893 （8.9%） 66,684 （5.5%） 21,121（1.8%） 1,033（0.1%） 236（0.02%） 161（0.01%）
895∼ 845∼ 795∼ 745∼ 695∼ 645∼ 595∼ 545∼ 495∼ 445∼ 395∼ 345∼ 295∼ 245∼ 195∼ 145∼ 95∼ 45∼ 10∼
2,963 （0.6%） 3,596 （0.7%） 5,381 （1.0%） 7,799 （1.5%） 11,298 （2.2%） 16,540 （3.2%） 24,140 （4.6%） 33,834 （6.5%） 45,618 （8.7%） 59,431 （11.4%） 71,704 （13.7%） 79,589 （15.2%） 71,408 （13.7%） 49,636 （9.5%） 28,657 （5.5%） 9,621 （1.8%） 613 （0.1%） 160（0.03%） 79（0.02%）
895∼ 845∼ 795∼ 745∼ 695∼ 645∼ 595∼ 545∼ 495∼ 445∼ 395∼ 345∼ 295∼ 245∼ 195∼ 145∼ 95∼ 45∼ 10∼ 0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
（Unit: Persons）
2012 DATA & ANALYSIS | 5
IP test
Companies and Organizations
Ⅳ IP test data (Companies and Organizations) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by companies, government and municipal offices, and non-profit organizations)
Ⅳ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by industry （Unit: Persons）
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
（79）
Mining （829）
283
220
（Unit: Persons）
503
216
Foods （6,847） Textiles/ （11,068） Paper
（30,737） Chemicals
206
155
290
Oil （9,488）
280
240
249
255
201
266
281
240
522
Personnel （8,395）
284
236
520
（17,066） Planning
292
452
224
297
218
（13,469） Steel
265
227
Non-ferrous （8,849） metals
257
（39,999） Machinery
246
515 479
Purchasing （8,673）
264
213
477
Business （27,939） operation
271
211
482
（65,002） Sales
266
214
480
Engineering（167,623）
（36,517） Production
195 203
455
265
（69,360） Vehicles
252
200
Precision （21,564） machinery
256
209
465
Other （12,880） manufacturing
263
210
473
220
Field （11,565） operations
485 452
308
263 177
571
420
Securities / （12,502） Insurance
299
259
558
Real estate （2,086）
302
259
560
（12,050） Transportation
297
Mass media（1,510） Services（103,531） Government （14,044） organizations
251
320 321 100
200
260
576
Marketing （5,675）
309
261
570
258
208
Legal affairs （3,708）
321
Financial （2,589） affairs
316
466 295
615
281
287
597
233
521
200
300
400
500
600
700
（Unit: Score）
700
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Persons）
239
522
484
278
236
514
331
Section （50,436） chiefs
263
Sub-section （60,388） chiefs
256
211
467
553
Ordinary （357,064） employees
261
210
471
558
Temporary （4,309） employees
694 597
238 256 400
577 500
600
700
219
301 100
482
234 200
300
400
535 500
600
（Unit: Score）
Ⅳ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by years of employment
Ⅳ-5. Number of examinees and average scores by overseas experience (sorted by length of stay) Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions.
（Unit: Persons）
Potential （15,010） recruits
306
267
Have you ever lived in a country in which English is the main spoken language?
573
（Unit: Persons）
New （65,276） employees
276
2 to 5 years of （120,882） employment
269
216
485
6 to10 years of （101,055） employment
Under （129,446） 6 months
268
216
484
Over 6 months （14,211） up to 1 year
359
296
655
Over 1 year （7,215） up to 2 years
361
302
663
11 years of （205,890） employment or more
229
248 100
200 200
300
504
Never（334,161）
448 400
500
600
700
（Unit: Score）
242
| 2012 DATA & ANALYSIS
194
285
Over 2 years （15,654）
436 234
519
391 100
6
541
404
283
250
300
253 170
Department （11,031） chiefs
273
303
Other （13,181） industries
620 506
215
Private （592） organizations
288 234
Executives （1,864）
225
324
Public （2,001） organizations
376
Ⅳ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by job level
288
363
Municipal government （184） and organizations
161
100
516
332
Prefectural government （149） and organizations
215
526
240
269
450
538
229
281
201
315
Training （3,813）
288
276
250
Public （1,337） relations
（44,058） SE
（22,950） Finance
Electric power / （2,451） Gas
683
441 （37,194） Research
243
317
469
Ship building （7,518）
（12,452） Retail
366
492
212
252
539
555
234
262
248
491
258
281
（14,576） Trading
456
（12,302） Accounting
521
202
Glass / （5,482） Cement
Electrical （207,182） machinery
534
361
Overseas （4,265） Pharmaceuticals （7,458）
245
483 Administration （7,935）
（14,616） Construction
Reading
Ⅳ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by occupation type Management （4,080）
266
Listening
200
331 300
400
500
600
723 700
（Unit: Score）
Companies and Organizations/Schools
Ⅳ- 6. Number of new employee/potential recruits examinees and average scores over the last 3 years
Listening
Number of examinees
IP test
Reading
Data was collected from tests conducted from April 1 to May 31 of each year in the case of new employees and from October 1 to December 31 of the previous year in the case of potential recruits. Data does not correspond to IV-4“Number of examinees and average scores by years of employment”.
New employees
Potential recruits
（Unit: Score）
600 500
（Unit: Persons）
30,098
29,195
499
505
（Unit: Persons）
10,268 30,000
27,396 484
（Unit: Score）
9,575
600
10,000
524 25,000
500
20,000
400
300
15,000
300
200
10,000
200
5,000
100
8,000
7,746 400
228
217
235
558
525 240
260
239
6,000
4,000
271
270
2011
2012
2013
284
286
298
2011
2012
2013
2,000
®
267
TOEIC Test
100
（FY）
（FY）
Ⅴ IP test data (Schools) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by educational institutions including senior high schools, technical colleges, junior colleges, universities, graduate schools and vocational schools)
Listening
Reading
Ⅴ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by school type and grade Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Educational Background (Type of School/Grade)" in the TOEIC IP tests conducted by educational institutions.
Junior high school（931 examinees） Average score （Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
348
Second-year （311） students
220
335
Third-year （429） students
216
308 100
569 551
208 200
300
516
400
500
600
151
212
100
200
300
414 400
500
600
（Unit: Score）
Junior college（8,127 examinees） Average score
213
139
First-year （5,072） students
395
Second-year （3,055） students
350
128
326
137
342
145
220
140
252 100
360
163 200
300
415 400
500
600
（Unit: Score）
Vocational school（12,328 examinees） Average score
358
（Unit: Persons）
Sixth-year ※ （981） students
232
161
393
Seventh-year ※ （449） students
236
167
403
100
200
300
400
First-year （7,412） students
245
Second-year （4,916） students
500
600
（Unit: Score）
University（362,036 examinees） Average score （Unit: Persons）
Fourth-year （23,936） students
171
160
299 100
405 207
200
300
506
400
500
600
（Unit: Score）
Graduate school（9,398 examinees） Average score （Unit: Persons）
232
180
247
186
268
100
213 200
300
400
273
Second-year （2,583） students
433
203
280
First-year （6,294） students
412
472 493 500
Reference
Primary school（56 examinees） Average score
600
（Unit: Score）
223
288
239
Third-year ※ （370） students
311
Fourth-year ※ （151） students
315 100
496 527
270
200
581
279 300
400
594 500
600
（Unit: Score）
※The information listed above is based on data in the bubble sheet. “Sixth and seventh years of technical college”and“third and fourth years of graduate school”correspond, respectively, to“first and second years of post-graduate course at technical college”and“first and second years of doctoral course at graduate school.”
Language school（151 examinees） Average score
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205
Fifth-year （3,443） students
Third-year （64,880） students
243
402
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
198
Fourth-year （8,874） students
Second-year （86,427） students
160
377
®
244
Third-year （3,241） students
First-year （186,793） students
242
Third-year （15,461） students
145
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Second-year （163） students
232
Second-year （10,432） students
（Unit: Score）
Technical college（17,232 examinees） Average score （81）
First-year （6,218） students
TOEIC Bridge
First-year （191） students
First-year students
Senior high school（32,111 examinees） Average score
IP test
Schools
Listening
Reading
Ⅴ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by university student’s major and grade Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Educational Background" and "Major" in the TOEIC IP tests conducted by universities.
Language/Literature (English major) (52,527 examinees) Average score （Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
First-year （18,719） students
First-year （11,427） students
254
Second-year （14,350） students
186
285
Third-year （14,035） students
440
208
311
Fourth-year （5,423） students
232
200
Second-year （5,318） students
493
325 100
544
240 300
565
400
500
600
Fourth-year （671） students
278 100
（Unit: Persons）
First-year （6,316） students
Second-year （5,390） students Third-year （3,931） students
257
190
284
Fourth-year （1,239） students
425
213
310 100
Second-year （2,468） students
447
235 200
300
Third-year （2,518） students
496
400
500
600
432
215
481
224 200
300
502
400
173
242
500
181 208
301
475 239
200
300
540
400
500
（Unit: Persons）
First-year （45,158） students
224
177
401
Second-year （19,877） students
226
170
396
Third-year （16,603） students
230
172
402
Fourth-year （7,313） students
238
Second-year （4,237） students
266
189
Third-year （3,615） students
308
Fourth-year （968） students
319 100
422 455 233
200
540
237 300
400
556 500
600
100
（Unit: Score）
Information science (12,338 examinees) Average score
181 200
300
400
500
（Unit: Persons）
216
First-year （11,681） students
252
213
465
Second-year （2,745） students
227
Second-year （2,400） students
253
204
457
Third-year （3,182） students
235
Third-year （1,209） students
240
Fourth-year （1,062） students
242 100
165
392
173
407
179 200
300
Fourth-year （622） students
421 400
500
600
（Unit: Persons）
First-year （11,342） students
235
Second-year （2,190） students
245
Second-year （15,833） students Third-year （8,240） students
239
423
212
289 100
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185
269
Fourth-year （2,517） students
399
232 200
300
400
Third-year （964） students
481
500
600
（Unit: Score）
400
185
500
600
（Unit: Score）
435 219
300 100
419
190
281
Fourth-year （430） students
520
300
497
Education/Liberal arts (14,926 examinees) Average score
（Unit: Persons）
176
（Unit: Score）
427 224
200
First-year （31,674） students
223
187
274 100
（Unit: Score）
Commerce/Economics/Finance (58,264 examinees) Average score
600
Medical/Pharmacology (15,912 examinees) Average score
（Unit: Persons）
380
（Unit: Score）
419
First-year （5,349） students
164
600
Science/Engineering/Agriculture (88,951 examinees) Average score
（Unit: Persons）
179
（Unit: Score）
423
First-year （7,561） students
244
600
398
266
100
（Unit: Score）
International relations (16,381 examinees) Average score
190
225
Fourth-year （522） students
545
411
Sociology (11,824 examinees) Average score
（Unit: Persons）
184
184
242 266
First-year （12,356） students
241
227
Third-year （2,421） students
（Unit: Score）
Language/Literature (Other than English major) (22,916 examinees) Average score
8
Law (19,837 examinees) Average score
501
239 200
300
400
539 500
600
（Unit: Score）
Schools
Listening
IP test
Reading
Ⅴ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by senior high school department/course Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Department/Course" in the TOEIC IP tests conducted by senior high schools. （Unit: Persons）
General （14,521）
233
English/ （4,317） International
264
Collegebound （507） Business （144）
Industrial
（99）
392
171
225
435
158
208
384
134
194
342
121
221 100
200
315
146
367
300
400
500
TOEIC Test
Others （835）
160
（Unit: Score）
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Ⅴ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by the number of times the test is taken Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions. Before today, how many times have you taken the TOEIC test?
University
Senior high school
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Never（139,875）
226 238
Twice （52,748）
183
255
Three times （75,879） or more
195
400
500
100
Under （94,058） 6 months
200
300
496
400
500
（Unit: Score）
Ⅴ- 6. Number of examinees and average scores by STEP grade Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the sections below in the TOEIC IP tests conducted by educational institutions from April 2001 to March 2013. Indicate the STEP grade you attained during the past year, if relevant.
（Unit: Persons）
Never（308,766）
206
231
177
270
Over 6 months （8,912） up to 1 year
408
202
356
Over 1 year （3,071） up to 2 years
※
1st （7,198） Grade
472
251
373
Pre-1st （23,469） Grade
622
2nd （331,355） Grade
589
278
Pre-2nd （372,240） Grade
651
3rd （304,211） Grade
100
200
300
400
500
495
450 945
266
338
Over 2 years （6,992）
（Unit: Persons）
600
700
389
331
300 237
230 165
218
720
530
401
158
375
（Unit: Score）
4th （64,690） Grade
198
142
340
5th （16,820） Grade
199
144
343
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
990
（Unit: Score）
※2011 data is shown for the 1st Grade.
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®
Have you ever lived in a country in which English is the main spoken language?
433
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions.
409
178
289
（Unit: Score）
Ⅴ-5. Number of examinees and average scores by overseas experience (sorted by length of stay)
166
255
Three times （1,383） or more
368
®
300
508
147
243
Twice（2,161）
450 220
200
221
Once（4,793）
421
288 100
Never （10,831）
401
TOEIC Bridge
（92,464） Once
176
®
TOEIC Bridge
TOEIC ® Program Positioning Map English proficiency levels Advanced
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
TOEIC Test
In Japan, the TOEIC Bridge was administered in FY2012 not only to individuals but also adopted by approximately 540 companies, organizations, schools, and other groups.
Intermediate
TO EIC B ridge is designed to evaluate English p roficienc y at the b eginner and intermediate levels. TOEIC Bridge features English that is easier, more familiar, and
TOEIC Bridge
Beginner
shor ter in leng th than the English in the TOEIC Test, and has been utilized by
* The English proficiency levels for each test are only recommendations. Anyone is eligible to take any test.
companies, universities, high school s, and other organizations for training and placement purposes. The TOEIC Bridge is also used by English learners who are not yet
Listening / Reading
Speaking / Writing
ready to take the TOEIC Test but want to prepare for it.
®
Statistical Relationships between the TOEIC Bridge Scores and the TOEIC Listening and Reading Total Scores ®
TOEIC Bridge ® TOEIC ® Test
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
230
260
280
310
345
395
470
570
Guidelines for understanding the score comparison table ●The
TOEIC scores are predicted from the TOEIC Bridge scores using the data (N=15,569) randomly drawn from the examinees in Japan and South Korea. This is simply because the two countries have the largest number of TOEIC Bridge examinees worldwide. ●The data was collected from November 2000 to September 2005. All the examinees took the two tests within six months. Examinees took the tests in the Secure Program (SP) and/or Institutional Program (IP). Most of the examinees took the TOEIC Bridge test first, then the TOEIC test. ●The average age of test takers in the sample was 20 years old. The largest two education groups were university/college (31%), and high school (23%). ●The predicted scores may be sample-dependent. Results shown here may not be generalized to other samples. ●Although the TOEIC Bridge results are expressed in a total score between 20 and 180, this table only shows the score range between 90 and 160. This is because the TOEIC test has many more questions that measure higher ability levels ("more than 180") than the TOEIC Bridge test. On the other hand, the TOEIC test has few questions suited for "less than 90" level while the TOEIC Bridge test is meant to measure lower ability levels. Hence, Educational Testing Service (ETS) determined that the range of TOEIC Bridge scores either "less than 90"or "more than 160" are not appropriate for comparison purposes. ＊ ETS has recently reexamined the score comparison table and made an adjustment to a score relationship. Examinees scoring 150 or higher (formerly 160 or higher) on the TOEIC Bridge should consider taking the TOEIC test. (Last modified: August 2007)
Ⅰ Trend in the number of examinees Ⅰ. Trend in the number of TOEIC Bridge examinees (FY2001 to FY2012) The figures for FY2007 and subsequent years were rounded to the nearest thousand.The figures from FY2001 to FY2006 were rounded to the nearest hundred.
(FY)
1,600
900
IP test
2,500
2001
SP test
4,100
19,700
2002 15,600
5,500 2003
55,200
49,700
4,600 2004
83,300
78,700
3,600 2005
109,200
105,600
3,600 2006
128,900
125,300
4,000 2007
155,000
151,000
4,000 2008
174,000
170,000
4,000 2009
198,000
194,000
5,000 2010
209,000
204,000
5,000 2011
213,000
208,000
5,000 2012 0
10
209,000
204,000 20,000
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40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
220,000
（Unit: Persons）
Overall
SP test
Ⅱ SP test data (Overall) Listening
Number of examinees
Ⅱ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years （Unit: Score）
Reading
Ⅱ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Adults/Students
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Score）
4,609 4,396
4,500
160
160
3,973 140
4,000 131.6
130.2
140
131.8 3,500
120
131.8
133.8
66.2
68.0
64.5
65.7
65.8
65.6
Overall （4,609）
Adults （2,215）
130.1
120
3,000 100
65.7
64.9
100
66.2
TOEIC Test
2,500 80
80 2,000
60
1,500
40 65.9
65.2
40
1,000
65.7
20
20
500
2010
2011
2012
®
60
（FY）
Ⅱ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by school type
Ⅱ-3. Total score distribution for the SP test
（Unit: Persons）
Primary （101） school
882（19.1%） 1,060（23.0%） 912（19.8%）
70.7
Junior high （354） school
66.0
60.6
Senior high （1,693） school
65.2
65.3
（11）
Junior college
（5）
66.0
University （165）
66.4
Graduate school
（18）
69.1
Vocational school
（16）
61.5
600
800
126.6
60.4
130.5 121.8
62.0
128.0
68.5
134.9
73.1
142.2
®
400
128.0
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Technical college
60.9 20
200
57.3
®
67（1.5%） 170∼ 226（4.9%） 160∼ 452（9.8%） 150∼ 140∼ 130∼ 120∼ 505（11.0%） 110∼ 294（6.4%） 100∼ 147（3.2%） 90∼ 51（1.1%） 80∼ 70∼ 7（0.2%） （0.1%） 60∼ 3 50∼ 40∼ 1（0.02%） 30∼ （0.04%） 20∼ 2 10∼
TOEIC Bridge
Overall (4,609 examinees) （Unit: Score）
0
Students （2,365）（Unit: Persons）
1,000
1,200
（Unit: Persons）
40
64.0 60
80
124.9
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
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IP test
Overall
Ⅲ IP test data (Overall) Number of examinees
Ⅲ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years （Unit: Score）
140
208,175
Reading
Ⅲ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Companies and Organizations/Schools
（Unit: Persons）
203,982
Listening
（Unit: Score）
220,000
203,717
140 200,000
120
117.8
117.8
117.1
180,000
120
118.6
117.8 111.6
160,000 100
100 57.5
140,000
58.1
57.6
58.1
120,000
80
80
54.6
58.6
100,000 60
60 80,000 60,000
40 60.3
59.7
59.5
40 59.7
40,000
20
57.0
60.1
20 20,000 2010
2011
2012
Companies and Organizations Schools Overall （Unit: Persons） （203,717） （23,148） （180,569）
（FY）
Ⅲ-3. Total score distribution for the IP test Overall (203,717 examinees) （Unit: Score）
1,047（0.5%） 3,587（1.8%） 10,009（4.9%） 19,765（9.7%） 28,684（14.1%） 35,545（17.4%） 35,331 （17.3%） 30,066（14.8%） 21,598（10.6%） 11,021（5.4%） 4,768（2.3%） 1,672（0.8%） 322（0.2%） 100（0.05%） 64（0.03%） 42（0.02%） 43（0.02%） 53（0.03%）
170∼ 160∼ 150∼ 140∼ 130∼ 120∼ 110∼ 100∼ 90∼ 80∼ 70∼ 60∼ 50∼ 40∼ 30∼ 20∼ 10∼
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000（Unit: Persons）
Companies and Organizations (23,148 examinees)
Schools (180,569 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
170∼ 80（0.3%） 241（1.0%） 160∼ 791（3.4%） 150∼ 1,761（7.6%） 140∼ 2,326（10.0%） 130∼ 2,912（12.6%） 120∼ 3,679（15.9%） 110∼ 4,225（18.3%） 100∼ 3,849（16.6%） 90∼ 2,135（9.2%） 80∼ 864（3.7%） 70∼ 254（1.1%） 60∼ 50∼ 27（0.1%） 40∼ 1（0.004%） 30∼ 1（0.004%） 20∼ 1（0.004%） 10∼ 1（0.004%） 0
12
1,000
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2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
（Unit: Persons）
967（0.5%） 3,346（1.9%） 9,218 （5.1%） 18,004（10.0%） 26,358（14.6%） 32,633 （18.1%） 31,652 （17.5%） 25,841（14.3%） 17,749 （9.8%） 8,886 （4.9%） 3,904 （2.2%） 1,418（0.8%） 295（0.2%） 99（0.1%） 63（0.03%） 41（0.02%） 43（0.02%） 52（0.03%）
170∼ 160∼ 150∼ 140∼ 130∼ 120∼ 110∼ 100∼ 90∼ 80∼ 70∼ 60∼ 50∼ 40∼ 30∼ 20∼ 10∼ 0
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 （Unit: Persons）
Companies and Organizations
IP test
Ⅳ IP test data (Companies and Organizations) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by companies, government and municipal offices, and non-profit organizations)
Ⅳ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by industry Industrial sectors for which there are no results for the IP tests have been omitted.
Textiles/ （706） Paper
59.1
117.7
58.6
52.0
100.5
48.5
Ⅳ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by occupation type
Pharmaceuticals
（28）
57.6
Oil
（10）
Steel
（23）
56.6
Non-ferrous metals
（5）
55.6
Machinery （342）
58.0
Electrical （8,187） machinery
60.3
Vehicles （1,699）
57.9
54.6
Precision （178） machinery
57.9
57.3
120.0
59.6
112.2
54.6
53.2
108.0
54.8
112.1
55.5
107.2
51.6
113.5
55.5
119.4
59.1
63.8
127.4
63.4
64.1
127.6
Sales and marketing （431）
62.8
63.1
125.9
Office work assistants （524）
61.8
Service-oriented posts （167） Machinery maintenance/ control staff and （361） technical works
60.9
61.2
123.0
59.0
55.3
119.9
51.5
106.8
Manufacturing （5,167）
56.3
53.3
109.6
Transportation （62）
55.4
52.3
107.6
Field operations （491）
53.5 20
112.5
50.1 40
60
80
103.7 100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
115.1
Other （645） manufacturing
65.7
Trading
（70）
65.3
65.2
Securities/ Insurance
（19）
66.1
67.1
Transportation
（24）
Electric power/ Gas
（45）
64.6
Services （500）
61.8
124.9
59.2
130.5
TOEIC Bridge
58.2
63.7
Specialists, researchers, and （3,713） technical specialists
®
60.4
Management （275）
TOEIC Test
Chemicals （276）
133.2 112.9
54.8
128.6
64.0
®
Government （10,218） organizations Public organizations
Reading
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Construction （138）
Listening
53.4
103.7
50.3
72.1
（35）
40
143.3
71.1 60
80
100
120
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
20
123.2
61.4
140 （Unit: Score）
®
Ⅳ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by job level
Ⅳ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by years of employment
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Executives
（25）
Under （1,152） 2 years
57.8
Department chiefs
（48）
Over 2 years （1,495） up to 5 years
60.2
59.3
119.5
Over 5 years （1,467） up to 10 years
60.5
60.2
120.7
Over （7,302） 10 years
58.9
60.7 67.4
Section （451） chiefs
63.2
Sub-section （885） chiefs
61.3
Ordinary （9,815） employees
58.8
Temporary employees
（82）
58.6 66.6
126.8
61.6 57.1
60
80
122.9 116.0
52.7 40
134.0
63.7
55.7 20
119.4
20
55.3
113.1
57.3 40
60
80
116.2 100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
108.3 100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
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IP test
Schools
Ⅴ IP test data (Schools) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by educational institutions including senior high schools, technical colleges, junior colleges, universities, graduate schools and vocational schools)
Listening
Reading
Ⅴ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by school type and grade Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Educational Background (Type of School/Grade)" in the IP tests conducted by educational institutions. (Grades with a small population have been omitted)
Junior high school (15,744 examinees) Average score （Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
First-year （3,414） students
First-year （27,304） students
60.1
56.0
116.1
Second-year （19,375） students
59.8
56.8
116.6
Third-year （8,905） students
59.1
57.5
116.6
56.3
Second-year （5,035） students
46.3
59.6
Third-year （7,295） students
102.6
52.2
63.3 20
40
111.8
58.7 60
80
100
121.9 120
140 （Unit: Score）
Technical college (9,427 examinees) Average score
20
40
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
59.0
First-year （2,230） students
59.1
Second-year （2,802） students
60.6
Second-year （359） students
60.4
Third-year （2,797） students
62.0
Fourth-year （378） students
63.7
54.6
113.6
57.7
40
59.6
118.4 121.6
61.9 60
80
100
120
Second-year （4,608） students
59.5
Third-year （1,253） students
58.2
55.8
Fourth-year （463） students
59.0
57.8
20
61.9 58.1
40
60
80
122.7 117.6
100
120
20
57.8
116.9
60.0 40
60
80
100
120.5 120
140 （Unit: Score）
Reference
Primary school (259 examinees) Average score Vocational school (457 examinees) Average score
140 （Unit: Score）
Ⅴ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by senior high school department/course
（Unit: Persons）
Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Department/Course" in the IP tests conducted by senior high schools.
（Unit: Persons）
Language/Literature （2,795） (English major)
63.3
63.5
Language/Literature （6,010） (Other than English major)
60.0
International （2,407） relations
62.5
Information （3,387） science
60.1
60.1
59.2
60.2
60.3
60.8
62.9
58.7 40
120.2
60
80
100
General （37,269）
59.3
English/ （1,777） International
57.1
120.2
Business （102）
56.1
119.4
Industrial （900）
53.9
121.7 128.1 118.1 120
140 （Unit: Score）
Others （2,275）
56.0
64.1
College-bound （970）
124.0
65.2
59.4 20
126.9
61.5
60.9
Medical/ （5,700） Pharmacology
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140 （Unit: Score）
116.9
Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the section on "Major" in the IP tests conducted by universities, junior colleges, vocational schools and technical colleges.
Others（11,353）
120
114.0
Ⅴ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by type of major
Commerce/ Finance/Law/ （24,146） Sociology Science/ Engineering/（20,331） Agriculture
100
140 （Unit: Score）
（Unit: Persons）
60.8
80
125.6
University (64,444 examinees) Average score First-year （58,120） students
60
Junior college (2,589 examinees) Average score
First-year （3,448） students
20
14
Senior high school (55,584 examinees) Average score
60.1 54.9
107.9
48.9
102.8
53.2 40
60
80
124.3 112.0
51.8
57.8 20
115.2
111.1 100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
Schools
Listening
IP test
Reading
Ⅴ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by the number of times the test is taken Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions. Before today, how many times have you taken the TOEIC Bridge?
Junior high school
Senior high school
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Never （4,478）
61.0
54.4
115.4
Never（12,220）
58.6
Once （2,030）
61.2
55.2
116.4
Once （7,576）
59.8
56.6
Twice （1,113）
61.6
55.4
117.0
Twice （4,523）
60.9
58.2
Three times （692） or more
62.3
55.3
117.6
Three times （4,697） or more
62.3
60
80
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
Technical college
20
116.5 119.2
60.5
40
60
80
122.8
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
Junior college
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Never （2,012）
60.6
Once （908）
62.0
59.5
121.5
Twice （548）
61.5
58.2
Three times （139） or more
62.0
58.2
20
57.3
40
60
80
Never （742）
59.4
Once （497）
61.1
119.7
Twice （102）
62.3
120.2
Three times （52） or more
64.6
117.9
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
20
58.3
117.7
59.5
120.6
61.7
124.0
63.9
40
60
80
100
128.5 120
140 （Unit: Score）
TOEIC Bridge
University （Unit: Persons）
61.2
62.9
124.1
Once（10,555）
62.1
62.2
124.4
Twice （2,414）
61.6
60.5
Three times （1,133） or more
62.1
61.9
20
40
60
80
®
Never （28,082）
®
40
113.5
TOEIC Test
20
54.8
122.1 124.0
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
®
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Ⅴ-5. Number of examinees and average scores by overseas experience (sorted by length of stay) Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions. Have you ever stayed in a foreign country where you had to speak mainly in English in daily life for 6 months or more? If you have, how long did you stay?
Ⅴ- 6. Number of examinees and average scores by STEP grade Data has been obtained from examinees who filled in the sections below in the IP tests conducted by educational institutions from November 2001 to March 2013. Indicate the STEP grade you attained during the past year, if relevant.
（Unit: Persons） （Unit: Persons）
Never or （92,457） under 6 months
60.5
Over 6 months （422） up to 1 year
67.6
Over 1 year （718） up to 3 years
69.0
Over 3 year （395） up to 5 years
119.8
59.3
130.6
63.1
Over 5 year （240） up to 10 years
77.8
72.5
Over 10 years （83）
78.2
75.0
20
40
60
80
100
120
150.2 153.3 140
160（Unit: Score）
3rd Grade（306,909）
83.0 166.0
75.7
Pre-2nd Grade（170,190）
143.6
69.4
83.0
2nd Grade（28,516）
134.4
65.3
74.2
Pre-1st Grade （890）
76.8
67.2
67.1
61.1
4th Grade（95,453）
56.5
5th Grade（30,597）
54.6 20
59.7
51.2 60
80
134.3 120.7 110.3
53.8
40
152.4
105.7 100
120
140
160
180 （Unit: Score）
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TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
TOEIC ® Program Positioning Map English proficiency levels Advanced
In Japan, the TOEIC SW Tests was administered in FY2012 not only to individuals but
TOEIC Test
also adopted by approximately 140 companies, organizations, schools, and other groups. Companies use the tests as a way to develop global human resources, such as
Intermediate
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
evaluating potential recruits and new employees gauging the effectiveness of training, as well as a criterion for overseas assignments. Schools utilize the TOEIC SW Tests as a
TOEIC Bridge
Beginner
means to evaluate the effectiveness of classes and overseas study and to assess academic performance, and also to assist students’career development. TOEIC SW Listening / Reading
Tests have also been utilized as the next step for those who achieved a certain level on
* The English proficiency levels for each test are only recommendations. Anyone is eligible to take any test.
Speaking / Writing
the TOEIC Test.
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Statistical Relationships between the TOEIC Listening and Reading Total Scores and the TOEIC Speaking or Writing Scores ®
Relationship between TOEIC Listening & Reading Total Scores and TOEIC Speaking Scores
Relationship between TOEIC Listening & Reading Total Scores and TOEIC Writing Scores
Listening & Reading Total Score
Mean L&R Total Score
Speaking Score
950 to 990 880 to 945 815 to 875 745 to 810 675 to 740 605 to 670 535 to 600 465 to 530 395 to 460 350 to 390 10 to 345
975 910 845 780 710 640 570 500 430 370 285
170 and above 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70and below
Listening & Reading Total Score
Mean L&R Total Score
Writing Score
960 to 990 890 to 955 825 to 885 760 to 820 695 to 755 625 to 690 560 to 620 495 to 555 425 to 490 360 to 420 350 to 355 10 to 345
980 920 855 790 730 655 595 530 465 400 350 290
180 and above 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 and below
Guidelines for understanding the score comparison table ●These tables provide statistical relationships between the TOEIC Listening & Reading Total scores and the TOEIC Speaking or Writing scores. The data were collected in the spring of 2007 from Japan and Korea with a total of 2,064 examinees who have taken the TOEIC Listening, Reading, Speaking, and/or Writing tests within a limited time period. The column labeled“Mean Listening & Reading Total Score”is simply the average L&R Total Score of the examinee sample within the specified total score range. ●The score relationships were developed based on the average performance of the examinees included in the study. Test scores of an individual examinee may not exactly follow the average patterns shown here. Therefore, the most reliable and valid way to measure an examinee’s proficiency in Listening, Reading, Speaking and/or Writing is by directly taking relevant TOEIC test(s) rather than by attempting to infer an examinee’s predicted score(s) from known score(s). ●These results are likely sample-dependent. Score users should not over-interpret these prediction tables. The tables simply represent statistical relationships between the TOEIC Listening and Reading test and Speaking or Writing test based on a fairly limited examinee sample. Prediction results will likely change over time as examinees’listening, reading, speaking and writing skills change.
Ⅰ Trend in the number of examinees Ⅰ. Trend in the number of TOEIC SW examinees（FY2006 to FY2012） (FY)
2006 2007
1,900
2009
6,200
3,100 4,300
2011
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2,000
10,700
4,800
5,400 0
8,500
4,200 5,900
2012
16
4,200
2,300 3,100
2010
SP test
2,600
2,600
2008
IP test
1,200
1,200
11,100
5,700 4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
（Unit: Persons）
Overall
SP test
Ⅱ SP test data (Overall) Number of examinees
Speaking
Writing
Ⅱ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years
Ⅱ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Adults/Students
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Persons）
4,894 180
4,221
160
3,629
140
5,000
180
4,500
160
4,000
140
3,500 120
120 3,000
100
100 2,500
80
80
124.3
60
124.1
139.2
124.1
2,000
138.4
1,000
40
20
500
20
2011
2012
138.4
124.9
139.4 122.6
136.4
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40
2010
124.1
60
1,500
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142.6
Overall （4,894）
（FY）
Adults （3,207）
Students （1,687） （Unit: Persons）
Ⅱ-3. Score distribution for the SP test Speaking score (Overall) (4,894 examinees)
Writing score (Overall) (4,894 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46（0.9%） 54（1.1%） 116（2.4%） 133（2.7%） 277（5.7%） 336（6.9%） 817（16.7%） 801（16.4%） 636（13.0%） 611（12.5%）
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 1,000 1,100 1,200（Unit: Persons）
Speaking score (Adults) (3,207 examinees)
714（14.6%） 1,080 （22.1%） 732（15.0%） 586（12.0%） 366（7.5%） 373（7.6%） 234（4.8%） 106（2.2%） 83（1.7%） 27（0.6%） 27（0.6%） 25（0.5%） 19（0.4%） 7（0.1%） 2（0.04%） 2（0.04%） 1（0.02%） 0
100
200
300
400
500
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357（7.3%） 265（5.4%） 133（2.7%） 126（2.6%） 60（1.2%） 52（1.1%） 40（0.8%） 12（0.2%） 13（0.3%） 9（0.2%）
25（0.5%） 147（3.0%） 166（3.4%） 172（3.5%）
TOEIC Bridge
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
600
700
800
900 1,000 1,100 1,200（Unit: Persons）
Writing score (Adults) (3,207 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34（1.1%） 39（1.2%） 82（2.6%） 89（2.8%） 188（5.9%） 222（6.9%）
226（7.0%） 176（5.5%） 91（2.8%） 80（2.5%） 30（0.9%） 36（1.1%） 27（0.8%） 8（0.2%） 4（0.1%） 8（0.2%） 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
703（21.9%） 228（7.1%） 237（7.4%） 135（4.2%） 70（2.2%） 50（1.6%） 20（0.6%） 20（0.6%） 16（0.5%） 11（0.3%） 3（0.1%） 2（0.1%） 2（0.1%） 1（0.03%） 0
（Unit: Persons）
Speaking score (Students) (1,687 examinees)
489（15.2%） 476（14.8%） 374（11.7%）
100
200
300
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556（17.3%） 523（16.3%） 407（12.7%） 381（11.9%）
20（0.6%） 113（3.5%） 118（3.7%） 119（3.7%）
400
500
600
700
800
（Unit: Persons）
Writing score (Students) (1,687 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12（0.7%） 15（0.9%） 34（2.0%） 44（2.6%） 89（5.3%） 114（6.8%） 261（15.5%） 278（16.5%） 229（13.6%） 230（13.6%） 131（7.8%） 89（5.3%） 42（2.5%） 46（2.7%） 30（1.8%） 16（0.9%） 13（0.8%） 4（0.2%） 9（0.5%） 1（0.1%） 0
100
200
300
400
（Unit: Persons）
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5（0.3%） 34（2.0%） 48（2.8%） 53（3.1%） 225（13.3%） 377（22.3%） 256（15.2%） 212（12.6%） 138（8.2%） 136（8.1%） 99（5.9%） 36（2.1%） 33（2.0%） 7（0.4%） 7（0.4%） 9（0.5%） 8（0.5%） 4（0.2%）
0
100
200
300
400
（Unit: Persons）
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Ⅲ SP test data (Adults) Speaking
Ⅲ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by occupation type
Writing
Ⅲ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by job level
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
130.7 146.5
Management（136） Administration （53）
126.4 140.9
Accounting （91）
124.7 138.9
Personnel （37）
130.3 140.5
Planning（211）
124.5 141.7 134.9 145.6
Overseas （95） Purchasing （35）
131.7 141.1
Business （233） operation
123.9 138.1
Sales（302）
117.9 132.3
Engineering（320）
113.7 133.3
Executives（118）
134.6 146.3
Department （107） chiefs
129.9 143.2
Section chiefs（295）
119.7 134.8
Sub-section （269） chiefs
118.5 137.6
Company （1,339） employees
123.5 139.2
Temporary （207） employees
128.6 141.5 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
112.7 124.0
Production （60）
119.8 139.2
Research（179）
121.6 131.3
Field operations （63） Public relations （33）
128.2 137.6
Marketing （65）
126.9 137.5 116.1 134.2
SE（172）
117.5 137.4
Legal affairs （61）
129.0 145.9
Financial affairs （29）
145.0 156.8
Training（297） 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Ⅳ SP test data (Students) Speaking
Ⅳ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by school type
Ⅳ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by type of major
（Unit: Persons）
Summed-up data of responses to“Major”by SP test examinees who are university, junior college, vocational school or technical college students.
130.0 120.0
Primary school （4） Junior （14） high school
（Unit: Persons）
137.9 147.9
Senior （76） high school
113.0 124.6
Technical （5） College
116.0 116.0 119.4 130.9
Junior college （32） University（1,253）
123.3 137.2
Graduate （268） school
121.2 137.1
Language （6） school
130.0 133.3
Vocational （29） school
124.5 134.5 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Summed-up data of responses to“Grade”by SP test examinees who are university students. （Unit: Persons）
115.6 127.2
Second-year （106） students
121.9 135.6
Third-year （408） students
123.9 139.8
Fourth-year （579） students
123.0 135.9 20
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60
Arts,Music,Languages, Literature,Education,（488） Psychology
126.2 140.1
Social studies/Law(Sociology, Politics,International（291） studies,Law studies)
126.7 139.1
Business/Trading/Economics/ Finance/Accounting/（267） Marketing/Management
118.4 134.0
Sciences(Mathematics, Statistics,Computer science, Physics,Agriculture)
（71）
118.0 133.2
Medical/Nursing/Health (Medicine,Public health, Nursing,Pharmacy)
（48）
Technology/ Architecture/Engineering
（82）
Other/None
（72）
122.1 136.9 112.6 125.4 124.2 134.4 20
Ⅳ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by grade
First-year （32） students
Writing
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Overall
IP test
Ⅴ IP test data (Overall) Number of examinees(Speaking)
Ⅴ-1. Number of examinees and average scores over the last 3 years （Unit: Score）
180
5,500
4,950
160 140
（Unit: Score）
6,000
180
160
5,000
4,258
Writing
Ⅴ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by Companies and Organizations/Schools
（Unit: Persons）
5,893
Speaking
Number of examinees(Writing)
4,224
4,500
140
4,000
120
3,805 3,316
120
3,500 100
100 3,000 80
114.6
125.8
110.7
110.5
125.8
2,500
80
2,000
60
1,500
40
110.5
133.9
125.8
117.4
103.6
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129.3
117.1
40
1,000 20
500
2010
2011
2012
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（4,950） （3,805） （2,475） （1,973） （2,475） （1,832）（Unit: Persons） Overall companies and schools organizations
（FY）
Ⅴ-3. Score distribution for the IP test Speaking score (Overall) (4,950 examinees)
Writing score (Overall) (3,805 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28（0.6%） 38（0.8%） 73（1.5%） 87（1.8%） 186（3.8%） 203（4.1%） 490（9.9%） 652（13.2%） 589（11.9%） 690（13.9%） 471（9.5%） 450（9.1%）
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
（Unit: Score）
661（17.4%） 576（15.1%） 497（13.1%） 377（9.9%） 354（9.3%） 273（7.2%） 147（3.9%） 96（2.5%） 59（1.6%） 52（1.4%） 40（1.1%） 34（0.9%） 18（0.5%） 25（0.7%） 48（1.3%） 6（0.2%） 0
（Unit: Persons）
Speaking score (Companies and Organizations) (2,475 examinees)
366（9.6%）
100
200
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281（5.7%） 237（4.8%） 137（2.8%） 94（1.9%） 94（1.9%） 47（0.9%） 30（0.6%） 72（1.5%） 1（0.02%）
3（0.1%） 29（0.8%） 66（1.7%） 78（2.0%）
TOEIC Bridge
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
300
400
500
600
700
800
（Unit: Persons）
Writing score (Companies and Organizations) (1,973 examinees) （Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19（0.8%） 22（0.9%） 46（1.9%） 47（1.9%） 108（4.4%） 127（5.1%） 300（12.1%）
216（8.7%） 173（7.0%） 116（4.7%） 98（4.0%） 39（1.6%） 35（1.4%） 28（1.1%） 16（0.6%） 8（0.3%） 7 （0.3%） 0
100
200
300
400
410（20.8%） 297（15.1%） 260（13.2%） 194（9.8%） 167（8.5%） 125（6.3%） 53（2.7%） 33（1.7%） 17（0.9%） 18（0.9%） 9（0.5%） 7（0.4%） 2（0.1%） 4（0.2%） 0
（Unit: Persons）
Speaking score (Schools) (2,475 examinees)
248（12.6%）
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384（15.5%） 345（13.9%） 341（13.8%）
3（0.2%） 24（1.2%） 52（2.6%） 50（2.5%）
100
200
300
400
（Unit: Persons）
400
（Unit: Persons）
Writing score (Schools) (1,832 examinees)
（Unit: Score）
（Unit: Score）
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9（0.4%） 16（0.6%） 27（1.1%） 40（1.6%） 78（3.2%） 76（3.1%） 190（7.7%） 268（10.8%） 244（9.9%） 349（14.1%） 255（10.3%） 277（11.2%） 165（6.7%） 139（5.6%） 98（4.0%） 59（2.4%） 66（2.7%） 31（1.3%） 22（0.9%） 65（2.6%） 1（0.04%） 0
100
200
300
400
（Unit: Persons）
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5（0.3%） 14（0.8%） 28（1.5%） 118（6.4%） 251（13.7%） 279（15.2%） 237（12.9%） 183（10.0%） 187（10.2%） 148（8.1%） 94（5.1%） 63（3.4%） 42（2.3%） 34（1.9%） 31（1.7%） 27（1.5%） 18（1.0%） 23（1.3%） 44（2.4%） 6（0.3%） 0
100
200
300
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Ⅵ IP test data (Companies and Organizations) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by companies, government and municipal offices, and non-profit organizations)
Ⅵ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by industry Industrial sectors for which there are no results for the IP tests have been omitted.
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Management
（35） （24）
Administration
（23） （20）
（42） （42）
Foods
（82） （30）
111.5 130.3
Chemicals
（9） （9）
113.3 122.2
Accounting
Pharmaceuticals
（46） （46）
99.3 121.1
Personnel
Oil
（12） （12）
98.3 125.8
Glass/Cement
（6） （6）
Non-ferrous
（5） （5）
Machinery
（21） （21）
104.3 132.4
Electrical（305） machinery（305）
115.5 134.9
126.7 138.3
126.0 140.0
94.7
（150） （156）
97.8
108.0 128.5
（1,086） （658）
125.1 136.7
Trading
（46） （46）
Finance
（2） （2）
67.0 94.1 125.0 130.0
Securities/（130） Insurance（130） Real estate
（25） （25）
131.2 144.4
Transportation
（13） （13）
128.5 138.5
114.9 130.5
（127） （118）
116.6 134.5
Overseas
（60） （45）
Purchasing
（29） （29）
（240） （240）
126.8 141.8 114.5 135.2 121.5 139.0
（723） （530）
119.4 134.7
（310） （302）
107.4 131.5
Production
（41） （35）
Research
（59） （52）
Field operations
（11） （10）
Public relations
（20） （14）
Marketing
（48） （38）
118.8 133.9
（160） （157）
105.4 132.4
Legal affairs
（33） （30）
Financial affairs
（58） （54）
Training
（41） （40）
114.3
100.7 124.6 106.1 131.9 123.6 128.0 100.0 113.6
121.5 136.3 116.6 132.0 125.6 136.3 20
40
Government （11） organizations （11） Public （7） organizations （7）
131.4 141.4
Private （62） organizations （62）
138.2 144.7
（37） （37）
131.4 144.1
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
40
60
（Unit: Persons）
Executives
80
100
120
140
160（Unit: Score）
（9） （7）
122.2 125.7
Department（103） chiefs （93）
118.3 136.9
（253） （230）
116.6 134.3
Sub-section（217） chiefs（208）
112.6 135.3
Company （1,499） employees （1,225）
115.5 132.4
Section chiefs
Temporary （21） employees （20）
138.1 144.5 20
Ⅵ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by years of employment
40
60
80
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
Ⅵ-5. Number of examinees and average scores by overseas experience (sorted by length of stay) Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions.
（Unit: Persons）
（296） （76）
127.6 135.5
（318） （154）
128.0 128.4
Potential recruits
New employees
2 to 5 years of（536） employment（517）
Have you ever lived in a country in which English is the main spoken language? （Unit: Persons）
（882） （716）
109.2 131.0
11 years of（813） employment or longer（764）
113.9 133.6 20
40
60
105.7 126.5
Never
115.1 136.5
6 to 10 years of（380） employment（362）
Under（829） 6 months（676）
113.0 132.3
Over 6 months（185） up to 1 year（139） 80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
131.6 141.9
Over 1 year （99） up to 2 years （79）
138.0 149.2
Over（302） 2 years（229）
143.8 149.3 20
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Ⅵ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by job level
146.4 172.7
20
20
60
112.0 135.2
Services
Other industries
（119） （105）
SE
119.9 139.6
Electric power/ （7） Gas （0）
118.8 133.2
Engineering
93.0 112.1
Other （20） manufacturing （20）
（130） （102）
Sales
128.3
Precision （71） machinery （71）
109.6 122.5
Business（106） operation（102）
132.0
Vehicles
127.7 129.2
Planning
138.3 153.3
（15） （15）
Retail
Writing
Ⅵ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by occupation type
Construction
Ship building
Speaking
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Schools TOEIC SW examinees and TOEIC scores
IP test
SP test/IP test
Ⅶ IP test data (Schools) (Charts show data for the IP tests conducted by educational institutions including senior high schools, technical colleges, junior colleges, universities, graduate schools and vocational schools)
Ⅶ-1. Number of examinees and average scores by school type
Speaking
Writing
Ⅶ-2. Number of examinees and average scores by type of major
Summed-up data of responses to“Educational background (school type/grade)”by examinees of IP tests taken within educational institutions.
Summed-up data of responses to“Major”by examinees of IP tests taken within universities, junior colleges, vocational schools and technical colleges.
（Unit: Persons）
（Unit: Persons）
Junior（178） high school （30）
107.7
Language/Literature（581） (English major)（581）
Senior （40） high school （24）
102.3 116.7
Language/Literature （63） (Other than English major) （63）
150.5
Technical （11） College （11）
（1,559） （1,553）
106.9 129.4
Law
（41） （41）
106.8 126.6
Sociology
（46） （46）
109.6 131.1
99.7 116.9 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Science/ （261） Engineering/ Agriculture（261） Medical/（116） Pharmacology（116）
（Unit: Score）
93.3 118.7 101.9 121.6
Education/ （34） Liberal arts （34）
109.1 129.7
（138） （127）
69.1 86.3
Others
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Ⅶ-3. Number of examinees and average scores by grade Summed-up data of responses to“Educational background (school type/grade)”by examinees of IP tests taken within educational institutions.
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Commerce/（101） Economics/Finance（101）
103.3
Vocational（422） school （13）
56.4 72.9
TOEIC Test
108.7 134.5
Language （3） school （0）
108.7 127.3
Information（135） science（141）
99.2 116.7
Graduate （55） school （55）
105.1 121.6
International（138） relations（138）
76.4 92.7
University
115.3 129.3
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Ⅶ-4. Number of examinees and average scores by overseas experience (sorted by length of stay) Data has been obtained from examinees who answered the following questions. Have you ever lived in a country in which English is the main spoken language?
（Unit: Persons）
First-year（422） students（422）
85.4 99.2
（Unit: Persons）
（966） （718）
94.0 113.0
（905） （741）
98.9 116.0
101.7 122.4
Third-year（536） students（531）
104.8 124.0
Under 6 months
Fourth-year（200） students（198）
108.7 123.3 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
（Unit: Score）
Over 6 months（170） up to 1 year（156）
128.4 139.6
Over 1 year （44） up to 2 years （37）
134.5 140.3
（214） （71）
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Second-year（391） students（391）
Never
152.1 140.8
Over 2 years
20
40
60
80
100
120
140 （Unit: Score）
TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests
Ⅷ TOEIC ® SW examinees and TOEIC ® scores
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Summed-up data of responses by SP and IP test examinees to one of the questionnaires below. （SP tests conducted from January 2007 to March 2013; IP tests conducted from June 2008 to March 2013）
What is the score range of the TOEIC test (Listening/Reading) you took most recently?
In the most recent sitting for the TOEIC test (Listening/Reading), what was your score?
Ⅷ-1. Number of TOEIC SW examinees (sorted by TOEIC total scores) 400∼495 1,947 （6.5%）
900∼ 4,172 （13.9%）
500∼595 3,600 （12.0%） 600∼695 6,012 （20.0%）
30,102 （Persons）
700∼795 6,797 （22.6%）
Ⅷ-2. Average scores of TOEIC SW Tests (sorted by TOEIC total scores) ∼395 1,194 （4.0%）
（TOEIC Score） （Persons）
900∼
（4,169） （3,738）
155.6 166.9
（6,371） 800∼895 （5,827）
800∼895 6,380 （21.2%）
TOEIC Bridge
University
135.0 150.9
（6,770） 700∼795 （6,288）
122.7 141.2
（5,989） 600∼695 （5,240）
110.6 132.2
（3,574） 500∼595 （3,141）
102.1 123.0
（1,932） 400∼495 （1,629）
89.7 110.4
（1,113） ∼395 （1,003）
66.2 81.0 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
（TOEIC SW Score）
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Appendix ®
Score Comparison Chart for TOEIC Programs The chart can be used as a guideline to predict scores on the TOEIC Test from scores on TOEIC Bridge and to predict scores on TOEIC SW Tests from scores on the TOEIC Test. For example, a person who scored 140 on TOEIC Bridge would be likely to score approximately 395 on the TOEIC Test; and a person scored of 550 on the TOEIC Test would be likely to score approximately 110 on the TOEIC Speaking Test and 110 on the TOEIC Writing Test. This is not a correlation chart for each test, however, so please note that it is not possible to predict TOEIC Bridge scores from TOEIC scores, TOEIC scores from TOEIC SW Test scores, TOEIC SW scores from TOEIC Bridge scores, or TOEIC Bridge scores from TOEIC SW scores.
Average score※
Companies and Organizations
Junior high school
Senior high school
University
111.6
114.5
116.3
122.1
0 18
0 16
0
14
15
0
0
0
13
12
10 0 11 0
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TOEIC Bridge
（Score）
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Average score※
Senior high school
University
Engineering
Sales
new employee
potential recruits
Overseas
403
433
450
480
504
573
683
0
0
99
95
0 90
0 85
0 80
0 75
0 70
0 65
0 60
0 55
0 50
0 45
0 40
0 35
0 30
0 25
20
10
0
TOEIC Test （Score）
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0
∼70
80
90
Average score※
110
100
120
140
130
University
Engineering
Sales
Overseas
new employee
99.2
107.4
119.4
126.8
128.0
130
140
150
160
20
0
TOEIC Speaking Test 170∼
（Score）
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0
∼70
80
90
100
Average score※
110
University
116.7
120
new Engineering employee
128.4
131.5
150
Sales
Overseas
134.7
141.8
160
170
20
0
TOEIC Writing Test 180∼
（Score）
※From“FY2012 IP Test Data” The chart illustrates the“Statistical Relationships between the TOEIC Bridge Scores and the TOEIC Listening and Reading Total Scores”and the“Statistical Relationships between the TOEIC Listening and Reading Total Scores and the TOEIC Speaking or Writing Scores.”Please refer to pages 10 and 16 for more details.
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Comparison Chart between TOEIC Program scores and CEFR levels CEFR has been widely implemented in Europe CEFR levels＊ Proficient User Independent User
Basic User
TOEIC Bridge
Listening
Reading
TOEIC Test
TOEIC SW Tests
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
C1
490∼
455∼
200
200
B2
400∼
385∼
160∼
150∼
and America as a guideline prepared in Europe that indicates the proficiency levels of foreign language learners. In six levels of linguistic ability from A1 to C2, the TOEIC Programs roughly
B1
84∼
86∼
275∼
275∼
120∼
120∼
A2
64∼
70∼
110∼
115∼
90∼
70∼
A1
46∼
46∼
60∼
60∼
50∼
30∼
measure English proficiency from A1 to C1 levels.
＊CEFR stands for“Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.”It is a framework created for the purpose of properly evaluating linguistic ability based on the need to create a common criterion for Europe in response to the mobility of its human resources. ＊Numbers indicate minimum scores corresponding to each level (based on information from the official ETS website).
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TOEIC Test
Proficiency Scale TOEIC score
Level
(The chart shows the approximate correlation between the TOEIC ® scores and the levels of ability) TOEIC scores of students（※2）
TOEIC scores companies expect（※1）
Evaluation （Guidelines）
TOEIC scores of business persons（※2） Business persons with overseas experience
Business persons who use English on a daily basis
Can usually communicate adequately as a non-native speaker.
A
Within his/her own realm of experience, the individual is capable of sufficient understanding and can typically respond with appropriate expressions even about topics outside of his/her field of specialization. Although speaking ability is not equivalent to that of a native speaker, the individual has a strong grasp of vocabulary, grammar and structure and the ability to use the language relatively fluently.
860 Is capable of communicating appropriately in most situations.
B
Understands ordinary conversation well and can respond naturally. The individual also has the ability to respond in some fashion, even when the topic relates to specialized fields. There are typically no great barriers to communicating in usual business situations. While grammatical and structural mistakes sometimes occur and some isolated disparities exist in terms of correctness and fluency, they are not so frequent that speech is misunderstood.
International Department
840 Mid-career employees
815 Posted Overseas overseas business trip
785
780
Sales
765
750
730 Has sufficient knowledge for daily activities and conducting business within certain limits. Can understand the gist of ordinary conversation and has no trouble forming responses. However, the individual shows some disparities in the ability to respond correctly and making himself/herself understood in more complicated situations. The individual has acquired a fundamental knowledge of grammar and structure and has the vocabulary to communicate essential information, even when lacking expressive power.
Engineering
715
695 675
725
660
670
650 620
570
Potential recruits
663
New employee
599
Sales
570
610
565 535 520 Graduate school
470
509
Engineering
D
Can understand simple conversations when the other party speaks slowly and repeats or rephrases what is said. Is capable of reporting on familiar topics. Knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and structure is generally inadequate. However, if the other party is used to dealing with non-native speakers, the individual can manage to get the point across.
693
Potential recruits
606
New employee
549
Sales
530
Engineering
479
509
465 Is capable of minimal communication in ordinary conversation.
Overseas New employees
605
C
Overseas
710
Vocational school University
445 433
Senior high 403 school Junior college 381 Technical College
347
220 Is not able to communicate adequately.
E
10
Even simple conversation at a slow pace is only partially understood. Is able to communicate with isolated phrases but not in full, grammatically correct sentences and does not effectively serve to make himself/herself understood.
No overseas experience
Not using English on a daily basis
614
Overseas
597
Potential recruits
520
Potential recruits
507
New employees
456
New employees
450
Sales
436
Sales
426
Engineering
425
Engineering
403
Overseas
※1：Information based on the“2013 Survey on Utilization of English in Listed Companies”Report. The center value is assumed to be the average value of expected scores, and the zone corresponding to the standard deviation of“±1”is assumed to be the range of expected values” . ※2：From "FY2012 IP Test Data"
The proficiency scale above is based on the results of validity studies undertaken by Educational Testing Service (ETS) to verify the relationship between communicative proficiency and TOEIC scores. Please use it only as a guideline for assessing communicative proficiency in English on the basis of the TOEIC scores attained. This proficiency scale should be viewed with consideration for the specific circumstances and the communication needs of the situation in which each individual will be placed. The actual score interpretation in terms of English language proficiency is at the discretion of individuals, schools, or organizations depending upon their specific requirements.
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About this report These materials were prepared in accordance with SP test and IP test data for the TOEIC Test, TOEIC Bridge, and TOEIC SW Tests for FY2012 (April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013). For the report published in FY2011, the average total scores for the TOEIC Test and TOEIC Bridge were calculated according to the average listening scores and average reading scores and then reexamined statistically to bring them closer in line to reality. But starting in FY2012, the figures were calculated in accordance with the total scores per examinees. Non-responses for each item were omitted.
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