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% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
| Algeria |
0.0% |
11.1% |
25.9% |
44.4% |
18.5% |
| Argentina |
0.7% |
5.1% |
18.9% |
35.2% |
40.0% |
| Armenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
50.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
16.7% |
50.0% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
17.6% |
80.4% |
| Belarus |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.3% |
17.4% |
78.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.0% |
9.4% |
11.3% |
24.5% |
54.7% |
| Brazil |
5.4% |
12.9% |
19.5% |
25.7% |
36.6% |
| Bulgaria |
1.6% |
4.9% |
14.0% |
27.3% |
52.2% |
| Cambodia |
8.5% |
21.1% |
20.4% |
21.1% |
28.9% |
| Chile |
6.3% |
16.0% |
22.4% |
27.6% |
27.6% |
| China |
3.2% |
10.9% |
22.4% |
28.6% |
34.8% |
| Colombia |
5.3% |
17.4% |
28.3% |
28.7% |
20.3% |
| Costa Rica |
0.0% |
10.0% |
32.5% |
27.5% |
30.0% |
| Croatia |
0.4% |
0.8% |
8.4% |
24.1% |
66.2% |
| Cyprus |
0.4% |
1.9% |
8.9% |
24.5% |
64.3% |
| Czech Republic |
0.7% |
4.0% |
15.5% |
31.6% |
48.3% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.0% |
0.0% |
20.0% |
30.0% |
50.0% |
| Ecuador |
3.2% |
15.7% |
34.2% |
29.4% |
17.5% |
| Egypt |
7.3% |
8.5% |
27.2% |
30.1% |
26.8% |
| Finland |
0.0% |
0.0% |
40.0% |
40.0% |
20.0% |
| France |
1.7% |
8.2% |
23.0% |
33.7% |
33.4% |
| French Guayana |
3.9% |
9.8% |
31.4% |
43.1% |
11.8% |
| Georgia |
0.0% |
3.3% |
19.6% |
42.4% |
34.8% |
| Germany |
0.7% |
4.3% |
15.7% |
28.7% |
50.7% |
| Greece |
0.8% |
3.3% |
12.9% |
26.4% |
56.6% |
| Guadeloupe |
0.0% |
10.5% |
26.3% |
31.6% |
31.6% |
| Guatemala |
0.5% |
11.2% |
29.8% |
34.1% |
24.4% |
| Hong Kong |
10.3% |
16.3% |
22.3% |
25.9% |
25.1% |
| Hungary |
0.0% |
0.6% |
10.5% |
26.5% |
62.4% |
| India |
5.4% |
10.4% |
20.1% |
29.2% |
35.0% |
| Indonesia |
2.4% |
6.6% |
17.9% |
28.1% |
45.0% |
| Iran |
2.8% |
9.3% |
24.9% |
28.8% |
34.2% |
| Iraq |
1.0% |
1.0% |
8.5% |
35.8% |
53.7% |
| Italy |
1.1% |
5.0% |
19.2% |
32.3% |
42.4% |
| Japan |
12.3% |
19.9% |
26.3% |
24.3% |
17.2% |
| Jordan |
0.0% |
21.1% |
10.5% |
31.6% |
36.8% |
| Kazakhstan |
1.1% |
2.7% |
10.3% |
18.4% |
67.6% |
| Korea (Republic of) |
12.8% |
16.6% |
15.5% |
25.3% |
29.8% |
| Kuwait |
5.7% |
11.4% |
18.2% |
27.3% |
37.5% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
4.3% |
13.0% |
26.1% |
56.5% |
| Libya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
7.7% |
46.2% |
46.2% |
| Macau |
0.0% |
5.6% |
0.0% |
27.8% |
66.7% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.1% |
8.5% |
89.4% |
| Malaysia |
2.1% |
4.3% |
11.2% |
24.2% |
58.2% |
| Maldives |
0.4% |
4.4% |
16.0% |
34.0% |
45.2% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
7.1% |
14.3% |
17.9% |
60.7% |
| Mexico |
4.6% |
11.4% |
23.8% |
30.8% |
29.4% |
| Morocco |
4.4% |
15.6% |
26.7% |
22.2% |
31.1% |
| Myanmar |
2.1% |
3.8% |
6.7% |
19.3% |
68.1% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
18.0% |
80.0% |
| Netherlands |
0.0% |
6.0% |
22.9% |
31.3% |
39.8% |
| New Caledonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
40.0% |
20.0% |
40.0% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
4.2% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
45.8% |
| Pakistan |
3.1% |
8.8% |
14.8% |
29.0% |
44.2% |
| Panama |
0.0% |
0.0% |
21.4% |
28.6% |
50.0% |
| Paraguay |
3.4% |
16.3% |
33.9% |
30.9% |
15.5% |
| Peru |
1.6% |
7.6% |
19.4% |
33.2% |
38.1% |
| Philippines |
0.0% |
17.8% |
13.3% |
31.1% |
37.8% |
| Poland |
0.6% |
3.3% |
14.0% |
29.5% |
52.6% |
| Portugal |
1.0% |
4.6% |
17.0% |
33.4% |
44.0% |
| Qatar |
0.0% |
1.8% |
7.2% |
16.2% |
74.8% |
| Reunion |
13.8% |
24.1% |
34.5% |
20.7% |
6.9% |
| Romania |
0.3% |
2.2% |
9.1% |
23.8% |
64.5% |
| Russia |
0.9% |
4.0% |
14.5% |
29.9% |
50.7% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia |
9.6% |
25.2% |
23.0% |
23.0% |
19.1% |
| Senegal |
0.0% |
21.4% |
46.4% |
32.1% |
0.0% |
| Serbia |
0.4% |
1.5% |
13.0% |
21.8% |
63.2% |
| Slovakia |
0.0% |
2.2% |
13.2% |
30.1% |
54.4% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
5.3% |
10.5% |
31.6% |
52.6% |
| South Africa |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
| Spain |
1.0% |
6.2% |
21.1% |
34.4% |
37.2% |
| Sri Lanka |
2.3% |
4.7% |
15.4% |
28.6% |
49.0% |
| Switzerland |
1.5% |
6.4% |
21.0% |
31.3% |
39.8% |
| Taiwan |
2.1% |
6.6% |
16.1% |
28.9% |
46.2% |
| Thailand |
7.4% |
18.0% |
24.4% |
23.7% |
26.5% |
| Tunisia |
3.8% |
13.5% |
28.9% |
26.4% |
27.5% |
| Turkey |
1.5% |
5.8% |
18.7% |
31.0% |
43.1% |
| Ukraine |
1.4% |
5.3% |
20.0% |
33.9% |
39.4% |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.5% |
7.6% |
25.2% |
31.9% |
32.8% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
0.0% |
13.6% |
13.6% |
72.7% |
| Uruguay |
3.0% |
15.5% |
24.2% |
27.0% |
30.2% |
| Vietnam |
1.1% |
5.2% |
16.9% |
32.1% |
44.7% |
| Grand Total |
2.4% |
7.6% |
19.2% |
30.4% |
40.5% |
YLE Starters Listening
| Location |
Grade |
| 1 Shield |
2 Shields |
3 Shields |
4 Shields |
5 Shields |
| Albania |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
| Algeria |
0.0% |
7.4% |
48.1% |
25.9% |
18.5% |
| Argentina |
1.1% |
4.6% |
16.1% |
35.9% |
42.4% |
| Armenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
75.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
16.7% |
83.3% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.0% |
2.0% |
3.9% |
31.4% |
62.7% |
| Belarus |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
17.4% |
82.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3.8% |
5.7% |
11.3% |
24.5% |
54.7% |
| Brazil |
10.2% |
9.5% |
16.0% |
28.6% |
35.7% |
| Bulgaria |
1.7% |
2.5% |
11.0% |
28.5% |
56.4% |
| Cambodia |
4.9% |
7.7% |
9.2% |
28.2% |
50.0% |
| Chile |
9.3% |
8.7% |
17.8% |
29.7% |
34.5% |
| China |
3.7% |
10.2% |
20.4% |
31.7% |
34.0% |
| Colombia |
13.4% |
13.1% |
23.4% |
30.2% |
19.9% |
| Costa Rica |
2.5% |
10.0% |
10.0% |
22.5% |
55.0% |
| Croatia |
0.0% |
2.1% |
5.1% |
23.6% |
69.2% |
| Cyprus |
0.1% |
0.8% |
6.9% |
27.1% |
65.2% |
| Czech Republic |
0.6% |
2.1% |
12.1% |
27.3% |
57.9% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.0% |
10.0% |
30.0% |
40.0% |
20.0% |
| Ecuador |
7.2% |
18.8% |
27.0% |
32.2% |
14.8% |
| Egypt |
2.0% |
1.2% |
6.1% |
25.6% |
65.0% |
| Finland |
0.0% |
0.0% |
40.0% |
20.0% |
40.0% |
| France |
2.7% |
7.2% |
18.5% |
32.8% |
38.8% |
| French Guayana |
13.7% |
25.5% |
35.3% |
21.6% |
3.9% |
| Georgia |
1.1% |
1.1% |
16.3% |
31.5% |
50.0% |
| Germany |
0.3% |
2.3% |
9.7% |
19.3% |
68.3% |
| Greece |
0.9% |
2.9% |
10.2% |
24.5% |
61.5% |
| Guadeloupe |
5.3% |
26.3% |
31.6% |
21.1% |
15.8% |
| Guatemala |
2.9% |
5.4% |
23.4% |
34.1% |
34.1% |
| Hong Kong |
2.0% |
3.8% |
11.5% |
27.4% |
55.2% |
| Hungary |
0.0% |
1.2% |
4.1% |
21.3% |
73.5% |
| India |
4.9% |
8.4% |
16.2% |
29.1% |
41.5% |
| Indonesia |
3.4% |
4.6% |
13.4% |
29.0% |
49.6% |
| Iran |
1.4% |
3.6% |
18.1% |
33.8% |
43.1% |
| Iraq |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.5% |
10.0% |
88.6% |
| Italy |
2.0% |
6.0% |
18.5% |
32.6% |
40.8% |
| Japan |
1.2% |
7.6% |
18.2% |
35.9% |
37.1% |
| Jordan |
0.0% |
10.5% |
15.8% |
47.4% |
26.3% |
| Kazakhstan |
0.0% |
2.2% |
5.9% |
28.6% |
63.2% |
| Korea (Republic of) |
5.7% |
7.2% |
16.2% |
26.0% |
44.9% |
| Kuwait |
2.3% |
3.4% |
21.6% |
17.0% |
55.7% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
4.3% |
13.0% |
34.8% |
47.8% |
| Libya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15.4% |
84.6% |
| Macau |
5.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
16.7% |
77.8% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
8.5% |
91.5% |
| Malaysia |
0.8% |
1.6% |
8.1% |
27.9% |
61.7% |
| Maldives |
0.4% |
0.0% |
4.8% |
19.2% |
75.6% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
0.0% |
7.1% |
21.4% |
71.4% |
| Mexico |
7.6% |
10.1% |
22.0% |
31.4% |
28.9% |
| Morocco |
15.6% |
13.3% |
20.0% |
35.6% |
15.6% |
| Myanmar |
4.0% |
2.4% |
9.0% |
28.1% |
56.6% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.0% |
96.0% |
| Netherlands |
0.0% |
4.8% |
6.0% |
16.9% |
72.3% |
| New Caledonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
40.0% |
60.0% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
20.8% |
79.2% |
| Pakistan |
1.3% |
3.8% |
9.1% |
33.6% |
52.2% |
| Panama |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
42.9% |
57.1% |
| Paraguay |
8.2% |
23.6% |
21.5% |
28.3% |
18.5% |
| Peru |
3.7% |
8.7% |
21.9% |
33.2% |
32.6% |
| Philippines |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
22.2% |
77.8% |
| Poland |
0.3% |
1.0% |
10.1% |
29.6% |
59.0% |
| Portugal |
0.5% |
2.3% |
11.5% |
29.7% |
56.0% |
| Qatar |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.8% |
3.6% |
94.6% |
| Reunion |
20.7% |
13.8% |
31.0% |
17.2% |
17.2% |
| Romania |
0.4% |
1.1% |
6.8% |
21.4% |
70.3% |
| Russia |
0.4% |
2.0% |
9.7% |
28.0% |
59.8% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
| Saudi Arabia |
8.9% |
17.4% |
17.0% |
23.4% |
33.3% |
| Senegal |
0.0% |
25.0% |
39.3% |
25.0% |
10.7% |
| Serbia |
0.0% |
1.9% |
6.9% |
28.4% |
62.8% |
| Slovakia |
0.7% |
0.0% |
8.8% |
29.4% |
61.0% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.5% |
21.1% |
68.4% |
| South Africa |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
75.0% |
| Spain |
1.0% |
3.8% |
15.3% |
31.9% |
48.0% |
| Sri Lanka |
1.5% |
4.8% |
13.7% |
29.7% |
50.3% |
| Switzerland |
1.1% |
2.4% |
9.6% |
25.0% |
61.9% |
| Taiwan |
0.3% |
2.1% |
8.6% |
27.2% |
61.8% |
| Thailand |
4.9% |
8.3% |
15.7% |
24.2% |
46.9% |
| Tunisia |
4.5% |
12.3% |
22.6% |
34.0% |
26.6% |
| Turkey |
2.7% |
6.6% |
16.3% |
30.7% |
43.9% |
| Ukraine |
0.4% |
2.5% |
11.8% |
31.0% |
54.3% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.7% |
1.7% |
5.9% |
21.8% |
68.9% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
18.2% |
81.8% |
| Uruguay |
15.8% |
14.6% |
17.7% |
24.4% |
27.5% |
| Vietnam |
2.8% |
6.9% |
18.9% |
32.9% |
38.4% |
| Grand Total |
3.0% |
6.6% |
16.8% |
30.9% |
42.8% |
YLE Starters Speaking
| Location |
Grade |
| 1 Shield |
2 Shields |
3 Shields |
4 Shields |
5 Shields |
| Albania |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
| Algeria |
0.0% |
14.8% |
14.8% |
18.5% |
51.9% |
| Argentina |
0.8% |
4.4% |
7.8% |
16.8% |
70.3% |
| Armenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Austria |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
9.8% |
88.2% |
| Belarus |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.3% |
95.7% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.0% |
0.0% |
7.5% |
9.4% |
83.0% |
| Brazil |
6.6% |
8.5% |
8.0% |
15.0% |
61.9% |
| Bulgaria |
0.6% |
1.0% |
3.7% |
11.5% |
83.2% |
| Cambodia |
0.0% |
2.1% |
7.7% |
10.6% |
79.6% |
| Chile |
3.0% |
6.5% |
7.2% |
18.2% |
65.1% |
| China |
2.0% |
7.1% |
9.1% |
19.7% |
62.1% |
| Colombia |
6.1% |
11.3% |
9.9% |
14.7% |
58.1% |
| Costa Rica |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.5% |
22.5% |
75.0% |
| Croatia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.7% |
5.5% |
92.8% |
| Cyprus |
0.3% |
1.8% |
4.5% |
12.4% |
81.0% |
| Czech Republic |
0.3% |
1.9% |
4.6% |
13.3% |
80.0% |
| Dominican Republic |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
30.0% |
70.0% |
| Ecuador |
1.8% |
8.2% |
12.8% |
16.1% |
61.1% |
| Egypt |
0.0% |
2.0% |
2.4% |
15.9% |
79.7% |
| Finland |
0.0% |
0.0% |
20.0% |
40.0% |
40.0% |
| France |
1.8% |
7.9% |
13.4% |
19.2% |
57.7% |
| French Guayana |
17.6% |
25.5% |
19.6% |
25.5% |
11.8% |
| Georgia |
2.2% |
2.2% |
6.5% |
26.1% |
63.0% |
| Germany |
0.0% |
0.7% |
4.0% |
10.7% |
84.7% |
| Greece |
0.2% |
1.3% |
2.6% |
7.8% |
88.2% |
| Guadeloupe |
10.5% |
21.1% |
10.5% |
5.3% |
52.6% |
| Guatemala |
0.5% |
4.4% |
6.3% |
16.6% |
72.2% |
| Hong Kong |
1.6% |
2.5% |
4.5% |
12.3% |
79.2% |
| Hungary |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3.2% |
13.7% |
83.1% |
| India |
0.3% |
2.2% |
3.2% |
8.9% |
85.4% |
| Indonesia |
1.0% |
4.5% |
6.4% |
16.2% |
71.9% |
| Iran |
0.7% |
5.3% |
7.1% |
24.9% |
61.9% |
| Iraq |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
96.0% |
| Italy |
1.1% |
5.9% |
9.9% |
19.5% |
63.6% |
| Japan |
0.5% |
7.4% |
12.3% |
19.2% |
60.7% |
| Jordan |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
21.1% |
78.9% |
| Kazakhstan |
1.1% |
3.8% |
6.5% |
14.6% |
74.1% |
| Korea (Republic of) |
1.9% |
7.2% |
4.9% |
13.6% |
72.5% |
| Kuwait |
0.0% |
4.5% |
8.0% |
12.5% |
75.0% |
| Latvia |
0.0% |
8.7% |
0.0% |
4.3% |
87.0% |
| Libya |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
23.1% |
76.9% |
| Macau |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Macedonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Malaysia |
0.3% |
1.4% |
3.9% |
10.8% |
83.6% |
| Maldives |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
7.6% |
90.4% |
| Mauritius |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.7% |
10.7% |
78.6% |
| Mexico |
4.9% |
8.5% |
8.9% |
17.6% |
60.0% |
| Morocco |
4.4% |
13.3% |
15.6% |
11.1% |
55.6% |
| Myanmar |
2.8% |
4.7% |
6.3% |
14.2% |
71.9% |
| Nepal |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
14.0% |
84.0% |
| Netherlands |
0.0% |
1.2% |
2.4% |
9.6% |
86.7% |
| New Caledonia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
60.0% |
40.0% |
| Oman |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Pakistan |
0.0% |
1.8% |
5.1% |
17.0% |
76.1% |
| Panama |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Paraguay |
2.1% |
6.9% |
20.6% |
15.0% |
55.4% |
| Peru |
1.5% |
5.1% |
12.7% |
22.3% |
58.3% |
| Philippines |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.2% |
11.1% |
86.7% |
| Poland |
0.1% |
0.8% |
3.4% |
13.9% |
81.9% |
| Portugal |
1.0% |
2.6% |
8.3% |
19.0% |
69.0% |
| Qatar |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.8% |
89.2% |
| Reunion |
0.0% |
0.0% |
20.7% |
37.9% |
41.4% |
| Romania |
0.0% |
0.6% |
2.6% |
9.6% |
87.1% |
| Russia |
0.5% |
2.0% |
6.0% |
17.1% |
74.3% |
| San Marino |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
| Saudi Arabia |
3.5% |
9.2% |
6.7% |
14.9% |
65.6% |
| Senegal |
0.0% |
7.1% |
7.1% |
32.1% |
53.6% |
| Serbia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2.3% |
8.8% |
88.9% |
| Slovakia |
0.7% |
0.7% |
5.1% |
14.7% |
78.7% |
| Slovenia |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.5% |
89.5% |
| South Africa |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
| Spain |
0.4% |
2.6% |
5.7% |
14.2% |
77.2% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.4% |
2.6% |
5.1% |
16.3% |
75.6% |
| Switzerland |
3.9% |
9.6% |
8.3% |
15.5% |
62.8% |
| Taiwan |
0.9% |
2.2% |
4.5% |
13.4% |
79.1% |
| Thailand |
1.4% |
7.9% |
7.6% |
17.2% |
65.9% |
| Tunisia |
1.4% |
8.6% |
6.3% |
19.0% |
64.7% |
| Turkey |
2.4% |
5.3% |
7.1% |
14.4% |
70.8% |
| Ukraine |
0.2% |
0.8% |
5.3% |
11.0% |
82.7% |
| United Arab Emirates |
0.0% |
2.5% |
4.2% |
5.0% |
88.2% |
| United Kingdom |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
13.6% |
86.4% |
| Uruguay |
6.5% |
10.0% |
13.2% |
21.1% |
49.2% |
| Vietnam |
2.0% |
8.2% |
11.5% |
23.4% |
54.9% |
| Grand Total |
1.7% |
5.5% |
8.1% |
17.4% |
67.3% |