Cambridge English: Starters (YLE Starters)
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YLE Starters Reading & Writing
| Location |
Grade |
| 1 Shield |
2 Shields |
3 Shields |
4 Shields |
5 Shields |
| Albania |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Algeria |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15.4% |
46.2% |
38.5% |
| Argentina |
1.5% |
6.9% |
20.9% |
34.7% |
36.1% |
| Armenia |
25.0% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
22.2% |
22.2% |
44.4% |
11.1% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
71.4% |
28.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.0% |
12.1% |
18.2% |
33.3% |
36.4% |
| Brazil |
5.9% |
14.2% |
20.6% |
26.0% |
33.2% |
| Bulgaria |
0.7% |
3.0% |
11.0% |
28.9% |
56.4% |
| Cambodia |
0.0% |
7.0% |
17.5% |
29.8% |
45.6% |
| Chile |
2.8% |
15.6% |
23.0% |
30.8% |
27.8% |
| China |
7.0% |
14.5% |
20.9% |
31.4% |
26.2% |
| Colombia |
6.6% |
19.8% |
27.5% |
24.8% |
21.2% |
| Costa Rica |
0.0% |
10.7% |
10.7% |
28.6% |
50.0% |
| Croatia |
0.0% |
2.4% |
9.3% |
27.1% |
61.1% |
| Cyprus |
0.3% |
3.1% |
9.7% |
29.6% |
57.3% |
| Czech Republic |
0.7% |
4.9% |
15.8% |
31.6% |
47.0% |
| Dominican Republic |
4.5% |
9.1% |
22.7% |
31.8% |
31.8% |
| Ecuador |
5.4% |
20.6% |
29.4% |
26.9% |
17.8% |
| Egypt |
3.2% |
7.6% |
23.4% |
31.0% |
34.8% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
30.4% |
26.8% |
23.2% |
12.5% |
7.1% |
| France |
2.2% |
11.7% |
25.4% |
32.1% |
28.5% |
| French Guayana |
30.8% |
26.9% |
30.8% |
11.5% |
0.0% |
| Georgia |
3.1% |
10.9% |
17.2% |
21.9% |
46.9% |
| Germany |
1.0% |
5.7% |
12.0% |
40.5% |
40.8% |
| Greece |
0.8% |
4.3% |
13.3% |
29.4% |
52.3% |
| Guatemala |
0.5% |
13.6% |
25.3% |
32.3% |
28.3% |
| Hong Kong |
9.5% |
16.4% |
21.1% |
28.4% |
24.6% |
| Hungary |
0.0% |
1.4% |
6.2% |
22.1% |
70.3% |
| India |
8.9% |
13.0% |
15.6% |
30.0% |
32.6% |
| Indonesia |
2.0% |
6.7% |
17.4% |
30.8% |
43.2% |
| Iran |
2.4% |
6.4% |
17.3% |
33.5% |
40.5% |
| Iraq |
40.5% |
38.1% |
16.7% |
4.8% |
0.0% |
| Italy |
1.0% |
5.8% |
17.6% |
33.9% |
41.8% |
| Japan |
14.0% |
24.8% |
27.4% |
25.1% |
8.8% |
| Jordan |
10.0% |
50.0% |
20.0% |
20.0% |
0.0% |
| Kazakhstan |
2.6% |
5.9% |
11.1% |
32.7% |
47.7% |
| Kenya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.0% |
50.0% |
40.0% |
| Kuwait |
5.0% |
5.0% |
10.0% |
45.0% |
35.0% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
23.5% |
35.3% |
41.2% |
| Lebanon |
0.0% |
10.0% |
0.0% |
70.0% |
20.0% |
| Libya |
20.0% |
20.0% |
12.0% |
8.0% |
40.0% |
| Macau |
10.2% |
14.3% |
24.5% |
30.6% |
20.4% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
12.1% |
84.5% |
| Malaysia |
2.1% |
5.7% |
13.0% |
28.2% |
50.9% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
3.1% |
6.3% |
34.4% |
56.3% |
| Mexico |
9.0% |
15.8% |
24.4% |
28.0% |
22.8% |
| Myanmar |
0.5% |
2.4% |
6.3% |
20.9% |
69.9% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
2.7% |
7.1% |
30.7% |
59.6% |
| Netherlands |
2.6% |
7.9% |
13.2% |
36.8% |
39.5% |
| New Caledonia |
16.7% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
33.3% |
16.7% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
20.0% |
40.0% |
20.0% |
20.0% |
| Pakistan |
3.7% |
11.4% |
21.2% |
37.0% |
26.7% |
| Paraguay |
5.4% |
16.7% |
30.4% |
27.5% |
20.1% |
| Peru |
0.9% |
8.5% |
22.4% |
32.0% |
36.2% |
| Philippines |
2.0% |
8.0% |
14.0% |
32.0% |
44.0% |
| Poland |
0.9% |
4.8% |
14.9% |
34.8% |
44.7% |
| Portugal |
2.0% |
6.3% |
17.4% |
34.0% |
40.4% |
| Qatar |
16.1% |
9.8% |
12.5% |
18.8% |
42.9% |
| Reunion |
20.0% |
62.9% |
17.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Romania |
0.2% |
1.9% |
8.0% |
23.6% |
66.3% |
| Russian Federation |
1.0% |
4.8% |
14.2% |
32.1% |
47.8% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
13.3% |
13.3% |
26.7% |
46.7% |
| Saudi Arabia |
17.4% |
26.8% |
22.1% |
21.1% |
12.6% |
| Serbia |
0.4% |
1.2% |
11.1% |
23.8% |
63.5% |
| Slovakia |
0.0% |
3.1% |
11.5% |
33.3% |
52.1% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
8.7% |
43.5% |
47.8% |
| South Korea |
3.9% |
7.4% |
15.8% |
29.7% |
43.2% |
| Spain |
1.0% |
6.6% |
19.5% |
36.0% |
36.8% |
| Sri Lanka |
2.1% |
5.4% |
12.7% |
34.1% |
45.7% |
| Switzerland |
0.8% |
5.4% |
18.9% |
34.7% |
40.2% |
| Taiwan |
2.5% |
8.0% |
17.1% |
31.2% |
41.2% |
| Thailand |
9.4% |
18.5% |
24.2% |
28.2% |
19.7% |
| Tunisia |
1.1% |
9.1% |
19.4% |
35.4% |
35.2% |
| Turkey |
1.8% |
7.7% |
17.9% |
34.4% |
38.2% |
| Ukraine |
1.5% |
6.4% |
15.2% |
31.1% |
45.8% |
| United Arab Emirates |
7.8% |
12.5% |
16.4% |
34.0% |
29.3% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
22.2% |
22.2% |
33.3% |
22.2% |
| Uruguay |
10.4% |
24.9% |
24.1% |
21.1% |
19.6% |
| Vietnam |
1.9% |
8.1% |
18.1% |
34.7% |
37.3% |
| Grand Total |
3.8% |
9.8% |
18.8% |
32.1% |
35.5% |
YLE Starters Listening
| Location |
Grade |
| 1 Shield |
2 Shields |
3 Shields |
4 Shields |
5 Shields |
| Albania |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Algeria |
0.0% |
10.3% |
25.6% |
28.2% |
35.9% |
| Argentina |
3.2% |
5.0% |
21.3% |
35.0% |
35.5% |
| Armenia |
0.0% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
33.3% |
33.3% |
22.2% |
11.1% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.0% |
0.0% |
57.1% |
28.6% |
14.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.0% |
6.1% |
24.2% |
36.4% |
33.3% |
| Brazil |
11.2% |
8.4% |
20.1% |
28.8% |
31.5% |
| Bulgaria |
0.7% |
2.0% |
12.7% |
28.3% |
56.3% |
| Cambodia |
1.8% |
10.5% |
12.3% |
24.6% |
50.9% |
| Chile |
3.5% |
11.2% |
24.1% |
30.4% |
30.8% |
| China |
2.2% |
8.2% |
20.8% |
37.9% |
30.9% |
| Colombia |
16.6% |
15.2% |
22.6% |
23.0% |
22.5% |
| Costa Rica |
0.0% |
3.6% |
16.1% |
21.4% |
58.9% |
| Croatia |
0.4% |
1.2% |
8.5% |
22.3% |
67.6% |
| Cyprus |
0.2% |
1.0% |
11.5% |
28.2% |
59.2% |
| Czech Republic |
0.7% |
1.9% |
14.8% |
31.6% |
50.9% |
| Dominican Republic |
4.5% |
4.5% |
40.9% |
36.4% |
13.6% |
| Ecuador |
9.6% |
16.9% |
34.4% |
23.5% |
15.6% |
| Egypt |
2.5% |
4.4% |
17.1% |
23.4% |
52.5% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
32.1% |
17.9% |
21.4% |
14.3% |
14.3% |
| France |
3.2% |
9.8% |
25.6% |
28.3% |
33.1% |
| French Guayana |
42.3% |
11.5% |
30.8% |
15.4% |
0.0% |
| Georgia |
1.6% |
9.4% |
17.2% |
21.9% |
50.0% |
| Germany |
0.0% |
1.0% |
17.4% |
33.8% |
47.8% |
| Greece |
0.8% |
2.8% |
14.3% |
29.2% |
52.9% |
| Guatemala |
0.5% |
2.5% |
19.7% |
29.3% |
48.0% |
| Hong Kong |
1.4% |
3.2% |
11.9% |
30.4% |
52.9% |
| Hungary |
0.6% |
0.6% |
3.1% |
22.7% |
73.1% |
| India |
7.3% |
7.8% |
17.6% |
32.1% |
35.2% |
| Indonesia |
1.8% |
6.4% |
17.0% |
27.5% |
47.3% |
| Iran |
0.8% |
2.4% |
12.2% |
32.1% |
52.4% |
| Iraq |
4.8% |
21.4% |
52.4% |
14.3% |
7.1% |
| Italy |
2.1% |
5.7% |
19.8% |
34.5% |
37.9% |
| Japan |
3.9% |
8.5% |
27.7% |
31.3% |
28.7% |
| Jordan |
10.0% |
0.0% |
60.0% |
20.0% |
10.0% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.9% |
3.9% |
28.1% |
32.7% |
31.4% |
| Kenya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.0% |
90.0% |
| Kuwait |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
20.0% |
55.0% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
5.9% |
5.9% |
41.2% |
47.1% |
| Lebanon |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.0% |
80.0% |
10.0% |
| Libya |
0.0% |
16.0% |
28.0% |
8.0% |
48.0% |
| Macau |
2.0% |
0.0% |
16.3% |
26.5% |
55.1% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
1.7% |
0.0% |
6.9% |
91.4% |
| Malaysia |
1.2% |
3.1% |
11.1% |
27.6% |
56.9% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
0.0% |
12.5% |
15.6% |
71.9% |
| Mexico |
15.0% |
13.6% |
22.7% |
25.5% |
23.3% |
| Myanmar |
1.1% |
2.9% |
8.6% |
24.6% |
62.8% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
0.9% |
10.2% |
16.0% |
72.9% |
| Netherlands |
2.6% |
0.0% |
18.4% |
15.8% |
63.2% |
| New Caledonia |
16.7% |
16.7% |
33.3% |
33.3% |
0.0% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
0.0% |
6.7% |
33.3% |
60.0% |
| Pakistan |
2.2% |
7.3% |
26.4% |
24.2% |
39.9% |
| Paraguay |
13.2% |
22.5% |
28.9% |
16.7% |
18.6% |
| Peru |
3.1% |
8.9% |
27.1% |
34.0% |
26.9% |
| Philippines |
0.0% |
2.0% |
10.0% |
22.0% |
66.0% |
| Poland |
0.3% |
1.7% |
15.8% |
30.3% |
51.9% |
| Portugal |
1.8% |
3.0% |
14.9% |
30.6% |
49.8% |
| Qatar |
9.8% |
9.8% |
3.6% |
17.0% |
59.8% |
| Reunion |
31.4% |
28.6% |
34.3% |
5.7% |
0.0% |
| Romania |
0.2% |
0.8% |
10.3% |
29.1% |
59.5% |
| Russian Federation |
0.7% |
2.2% |
13.0% |
31.0% |
53.1% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
13.3% |
20.0% |
40.0% |
26.7% |
| Saudi Arabia |
10.5% |
14.2% |
20.5% |
25.3% |
29.5% |
| Serbia |
0.0% |
0.4% |
4.9% |
26.2% |
68.4% |
| Slovakia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15.6% |
27.1% |
57.3% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
13.0% |
47.8% |
39.1% |
| South Korea |
0.6% |
3.2% |
8.7% |
26.8% |
60.6% |
| Spain |
1.1% |
3.9% |
17.4% |
34.3% |
43.3% |
| Sri Lanka |
1.2% |
2.8% |
13.0% |
32.3% |
50.8% |
| Switzerland |
0.6% |
1.4% |
16.9% |
31.3% |
49.8% |
| Taiwan |
0.3% |
1.6% |
9.3% |
31.8% |
57.1% |
| Thailand |
5.3% |
9.5% |
22.4% |
26.5% |
36.3% |
| Tunisia |
1.7% |
5.9% |
23.2% |
31.2% |
38.1% |
| Turkey |
2.9% |
6.4% |
17.0% |
33.2% |
40.6% |
| Ukraine |
0.0% |
4.9% |
22.3% |
29.2% |
43.6% |
| United Arab Emirates |
3.1% |
2.7% |
11.3% |
27.0% |
55.9% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
0.0% |
22.2% |
22.2% |
55.6% |
| Uruguay |
21.2% |
16.2% |
22.8% |
22.6% |
17.2% |
| Vietnam |
4.1% |
9.4% |
25.3% |
33.4% |
27.9% |
| Grand Total |
3.8% |
6.9% |
19.3% |
32.7% |
37.4% |
YLE Starters Speaking
| Location |
Grade |
| 1 Shield |
2 Shields |
3 Shields |
4 Shields |
5 Shields |
| Albania |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Algeria |
2.6% |
15.4% |
5.1% |
23.1% |
53.8% |
| Argentina |
1.5% |
4.7% |
8.1% |
17.9% |
67.9% |
| Armenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
75.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
0.0% |
22.2% |
0.0% |
77.8% |
| Azerbaijan |
14.3% |
0.0% |
28.6% |
14.3% |
42.9% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.0% |
9.1% |
3.0% |
18.2% |
69.7% |
| Brazil |
5.9% |
7.8% |
9.4% |
16.1% |
60.8% |
| Bulgaria |
0.4% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
9.1% |
87.1% |
| Cambodia |
0.0% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
13.6% |
83.1% |
| Chile |
2.5% |
9.8% |
10.2% |
17.9% |
59.6% |
| China |
1.5% |
6.7% |
9.5% |
20.3% |
62.0% |
| Colombia |
11.1% |
16.7% |
7.5% |
12.9% |
51.9% |
| Costa Rica |
0.0% |
5.4% |
5.4% |
7.1% |
82.1% |
| Croatia |
0.0% |
0.8% |
1.6% |
4.5% |
93.1% |
| Cyprus |
0.3% |
1.5% |
4.3% |
12.1% |
81.7% |
| Czech Republic |
0.1% |
1.9% |
6.4% |
14.7% |
76.9% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.5% |
95.5% |
| Ecuador |
3.3% |
10.0% |
11.1% |
17.8% |
57.8% |
| Egypt |
0.6% |
1.9% |
2.5% |
6.3% |
88.6% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1.8% |
15.8% |
15.8% |
24.6% |
42.1% |
| France |
1.7% |
8.5% |
15.0% |
21.0% |
53.8% |
| French Guayana |
7.7% |
30.8% |
3.8% |
23.1% |
34.6% |
| Georgia |
1.6% |
1.6% |
7.9% |
25.4% |
63.5% |
| Germany |
0.0% |
1.3% |
5.7% |
13.7% |
79.3% |
| Greece |
0.2% |
1.5% |
4.0% |
10.1% |
84.2% |
| Guatemala |
0.0% |
5.6% |
3.5% |
14.1% |
76.8% |
| Hong Kong |
0.8% |
1.6% |
4.3% |
11.9% |
81.5% |
| Hungary |
0.0% |
1.1% |
2.5% |
13.6% |
82.7% |
| India |
0.9% |
3.4% |
5.6% |
11.0% |
79.1% |
| Indonesia |
1.3% |
3.8% |
6.3% |
15.0% |
73.5% |
| Iran |
1.3% |
2.4% |
4.5% |
14.2% |
77.6% |
| Iraq |
2.4% |
14.3% |
2.4% |
26.2% |
54.8% |
| Italy |
0.9% |
5.6% |
10.0% |
20.3% |
63.2% |
| Japan |
2.0% |
6.6% |
12.3% |
20.9% |
58.3% |
| Jordan |
0.0% |
40.0% |
10.0% |
20.0% |
30.0% |
| Kazakhstan |
1.3% |
5.3% |
15.1% |
17.1% |
61.2% |
| Kenya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
20.0% |
20.0% |
60.0% |
| Kuwait |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15.0% |
85.0% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
5.9% |
0.0% |
5.9% |
88.2% |
| Lebanon |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Libya |
40.0% |
0.0% |
8.0% |
20.0% |
32.0% |
| Macau |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
10.2% |
87.8% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Malaysia |
1.0% |
2.0% |
3.7% |
11.0% |
82.4% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
0.0% |
12.5% |
21.9% |
65.6% |
| Mexico |
12.6% |
12.9% |
9.5% |
17.0% |
48.0% |
| Myanmar |
0.4% |
6.4% |
7.2% |
15.9% |
70.0% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
19.0% |
77.4% |
| Netherlands |
0.0% |
2.6% |
0.0% |
13.2% |
84.2% |
| New Caledonia |
0.0% |
16.7% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
33.3% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Pakistan |
0.0% |
3.3% |
4.7% |
15.3% |
76.6% |
| Paraguay |
2.0% |
15.2% |
13.2% |
20.1% |
49.5% |
| Peru |
2.0% |
5.8% |
9.6% |
18.5% |
64.1% |
| Philippines |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
20.0% |
78.0% |
| Poland |
0.1% |
1.6% |
4.3% |
13.0% |
80.9% |
| Portugal |
0.6% |
3.8% |
6.4% |
16.7% |
72.5% |
| Qatar |
9.8% |
5.4% |
1.8% |
9.8% |
73.2% |
| Reunion |
0.0% |
5.7% |
11.4% |
22.9% |
60.0% |
| Romania |
0.2% |
0.9% |
2.9% |
8.5% |
87.5% |
| Russian Federation |
0.5% |
2.4% |
5.7% |
16.8% |
74.6% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
13.3% |
33.3% |
53.3% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.2% |
12.2% |
11.0% |
9.9% |
64.6% |
| Serbia |
0.0% |
2.1% |
7.0% |
10.3% |
80.6% |
| Slovakia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
5.2% |
17.7% |
77.1% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.3% |
95.7% |
| South Korea |
35.5% |
1.6% |
3.2% |
7.4% |
52.3% |
| Spain |
0.4% |
2.5% |
5.8% |
14.7% |
76.6% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.5% |
2.3% |
4.5% |
13.9% |
78.7% |
| Switzerland |
1.6% |
2.6% |
6.2% |
16.9% |
72.7% |
| Taiwan |
0.4% |
2.2% |
4.3% |
12.7% |
80.4% |
| Thailand |
1.4% |
7.6% |
8.4% |
17.5% |
65.1% |
| Tunisia |
1.5% |
9.5% |
4.6% |
17.9% |
66.6% |
| Turkey |
2.5% |
5.3% |
7.7% |
14.2% |
70.3% |
| Ukraine |
0.4% |
1.5% |
2.7% |
14.8% |
80.6% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.6% |
1.6% |
0.8% |
15.2% |
80.9% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Uruguay |
3.3% |
13.9% |
19.1% |
19.6% |
44.1% |
| Vietnam |
2.6% |
10.8% |
14.3% |
24.4% |
47.9% |
| Grand Total |
2.3% |
6.2% |
8.6% |
17.5% |
65.4% |