Country rankings
Countries Without IELTS
Canada has the highest # of Testing Centers (278), followed by United Arab Emirates (140) and Saudi Arabia (120). Saint Martin has the lowest (1).
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147 of 235 countries# of Testing Centers
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 147 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
5
Middle half 2 – 18
Average
18.24
147 countries
Highest
278
Canada
Lowest
1
Saint Martin
Data
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198 countries · # = rank by # of Testing Centers
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | Yes (with exceptions) | 278 | Example universities that forego IELTS requirement:| - Concordia University, University of Regina, Memorial University of Newfoundland, The University of Saskatchewan, Brock University and more |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | No | 140 | — |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | No | 120 | — |
| 4 |  Philippines | No | 102 | — |
| 5 |  United Kingdom | Yes (with exceptions) | 92 | Example universities that forego IELTS requirement:| - Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, University of Bristol, University of Basel, University of Geneva and more |
| 6 |  Nigeria | No | 89 | — |
| 7 |  Pakistan | No | 87 | — |
| 8 |  Italy | No | 75 | — |
| 9 |  Indonesia | No | 72 | — |
| 10 |  Bangladesh | No | 70 | — |
| 11 |  Vietnam | No | 67 | — |
| 12 |  Mexico | No | 64 | — |
| 13 |  Turkey | No | 62 | — |
| 14 |  Oman | No | 57 | — |
| 15 |  Thailand | No | 54 | — |
| 15 |  Taiwan | No | 54 | — |
| 17 |  Australia | Yes (with exceptions) | 51 | Example universities that forego IELTS requirement:| - University of Adelaide, Bond University, University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, Swinburne University of Technology and more |
| 18 |  Egypt | No | 50 | — |
| 19 |  Uzbekistan | No | 48 | — |
| 20 |  South Korea | No | 41 | — |
| 21 |  Kazakhstan | No | 40 | — |
| 22 |  Japan | No | 36 | — |
| 22 |  Nepal | No | 36 | — |
| 24 |  Colombia | No | 35 | — |
| 25 |  Sri Lanka | No | 33 | — |
| 26 |  Spain | No | 31 | — |
| 26 |  Malaysia | No | 31 | — |
| 28 |  United States | Yes (with exceptions) | 28 | Example universities that forego IELTS requirement:| - University of Colorado, State University of New York, University of Arkansas, California State University, University of New Orleans and more |
| 28 |  Kenya | No | 28 | — |
| 30 |  New Zealand | Yes (with exceptions) | 25 | Example universities that forego IELTS requirement:| - University of Auckland, University of Otago, University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, Unitec Institute of Technology |
| 31 |  Brazil | No | 23 | — |
| 32 |  Cyprus | No | 22 | — |
| 33 |  Poland | No | 21 | — |
| 34 |  Ghana | No | 20 | — |
| 34 |  Singapore | No | 20 | — |
| 36 |  Germany | No | 19 | — |
| 37 |  Jordan | No | 18 | — |
| 37 |  Switzerland | No | 18 | — |
| 37 |  Hong Kong | No | 18 | — |
| 40 |  France | No | 17 | — |
| 40 |  Iraq | No | 17 | — |
| 40 |  Lebanon | No | 17 | — |
| 43 |  Qatar | No | 16 | — |
| 44 |  South Africa | No | 15 | — |
| 44 |  Greece | No | 15 | — |
| 44 |  Kuwait | No | 15 | — |
| 47 |  Morocco | No | 14 | — |
| 47 |  Ireland | No | 14 | — |
| 49 |  Zimbabwe | No | 11 | — |
| 49 |  Mauritius | No | 11 | — |
| 51 |  Myanmar | No | 10 | — |
| 52 |  Argentina | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Chile | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Romania | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Netherlands | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Portugal | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Bulgaria | No | 9 | — |
| 52 |  Bahrain | No | 9 | — |
| 59 |  Ethiopia | No | 8 | — |
| 59 |  Peru | No | 8 | — |
| 59 |  Azerbaijan | No | 8 | — |
| 62 |  Armenia | No | 7 | — |
| 62 |  Macau | No | 7 | — |
| 64 |  Iran | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Cameroon | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Ecuador | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Cambodia | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Tunisia | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Hungary | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Norway | No | 6 | — |
| 64 |  Trinidad and Tobago | No | 6 | — |
| 72 |  Uganda | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Algeria | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Ukraine | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Zambia | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Czechia | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Austria | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Croatia | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Jamaica | No | 5 | — |
| 72 |  Latvia | No | 5 | — |
| 81 |  Malawi | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Belgium | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Sweden | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Laos | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Serbia | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Costa Rica | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Mongolia | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Uruguay | No | 4 | — |
| 81 |  Albania | No | 4 | — |
| 90 |  Venezuela | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Senegal | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Rwanda | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Papua New Guinea | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Israel | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Libya | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Kyrgyzstan | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Denmark | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Palestine | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Panama | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Georgia | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Fiji | No | 3 | — |
| 90 |  Luxembourg | No | 3 | — |
| 103 |  India | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Tanzania | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Guatemala | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Bolivia | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Dominican Republic | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Sierra Leone | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Nicaragua | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Paraguay | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  El Salvador | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Finland | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Slovakia | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Moldova | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Lithuania | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Botswana | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Slovenia | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Montenegro | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Malta | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Maldives | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Brunei | No | 2 | — |
| 103 |  Iceland | No | 2 | — |
| 123 |  China | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Afghanistan | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Mozambique | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Syria | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Guinea | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  South Sudan | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Haiti | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Honduras | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Cuba | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Namibia | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  North Macedonia | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Timor-Leste | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Estonia | No | 1 | — |
| 123 |  Suriname | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Belize | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Bahamas | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Saint Lucia | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Grenada | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Aruba | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Antigua and Barbuda | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Dominica | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| 123 |  Saint Martin | No | 1 | Online testing only |
| — |  Russia | No | — | — |
| — |  DR Congo | No | — | — |
| — |  Sudan | No | — | — |
| — |  Yemen | No | — | — |
| — |  Angola | No | — | — |
| — |  Madagascar | No | — | — |
| — |  Ivory Coast | No | — | — |
| — |  Niger | No | — | — |
| — |  North Korea | No | — | — |
| — |  Mali | No | — | — |
| — |  Burkina Faso | No | — | — |
| — |  Chad | No | — | — |
| — |  Somalia | No | — | — |
| — |  Benin | No | — | — |
| — |  Burundi | No | — | — |
| — |  Tajikistan | No | — | — |
| — |  Togo | No | — | — |
| — |  Belarus | No | — | — |
| — |  Turkmenistan | No | — | — |
| — |  Republic of the Congo | No | — | — |
| — |  Liberia | No | — | — |
| — |  Central African Republic | No | — | — |
| — |  Mauritania | No | — | — |
| — |  Eritrea | No | — | — |
| — |  Puerto Rico | No | — | — |
| — |  Gambia | No | — | — |
| — |  Gabon | No | — | — |
| — |  Lesotho | No | — | — |
| — |  Guinea-Bissau | No | — | — |
| — |  Equatorial Guinea | No | — | — |
| — |  Eswatini | No | — | — |
| — |  Djibouti | No | — | — |
| — |  Solomon Islands | No | — | — |
| — |  Guyana | No | — | — |
| — |  Bhutan | No | — | — |
| — |  Cape Verde | No | — | — |
| — |  Vanuatu | No | — | — |
| — |  New Caledonia | No | — | — |
| — |  French Polynesia | No | — | — |
| — |  Barbados | No | — | — |
| — |  Sao Tome and Principe | No | — | — |
| — |  Samoa | No | — | — |
| — |  Guam | No | — | — |
| — |  Kiribati | No | — | — |
| — |  Seychelles | No | — | — |
| — |  Tonga | No | — | — |
| — |  Andorra | No | — | — |
| — |  Bermuda | No | — | — |
| — |  Marshall Islands | No | — | — |
| — |  San Marino | No | — | — |
| — |  Palau | No | — | — |
What correlates with # of Testing Centers?
Pearson r against 1,541 other country metrics sharing at least 89 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of Testing Centers tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of Testing Centers tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of Testing Centers?
- Canada has the highest # of Testing Centers, at 278, followed by United Arab Emirates (140) and Saudi Arabia (120).
- Which country has the lowest # of Testing Centers?
- Saint Martin has the lowest # of Testing Centers, at 1.
- What is the median # of Testing Centers across countries?
- The median is 5 across the 147 countries with data.
- Where does this countries without ielts data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of Countries Accepting IELTS Exam in 2025 - Yocket Prep; Where to take and book your test - IELTS; Study Abroad without IELTS - Kanan.co; Study In New Zealand Without IELTS - Careers360.