Countries Without IELTS 2025
Ielts Required
No
Yes (with exceptions)
Ielts Required
193 countries
Country | Ielts Required↓ | # of Testing Centers | Additional Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | India | No | 2 | |
 | China | No | 1 | |
 | Indonesia | No | 72 | |
 | Pakistan | No | 87 | |
 | Nigeria | No | 89 | |
 | Brazil | No | 23 | |
 | Bangladesh | No | 70 | |
 | Russia | No | ||
 | Ethiopia | No | 8 | |
 | Mexico | No | 64 | |
 | Japan | No | 36 | |
 | Egypt | No | 50 | |
 | Philippines | No | 102 | |
 | DR Congo | No | ||
 | Vietnam | No | 67 | |
 | Iran | No | 6 | |
 | Turkey | No | 62 | |
 | Germany | No | 19 | |
 | Thailand | No | 54 | |
 | Tanzania | No | 2 | |
 | France | No | 17 | |
 | South Africa | No | 15 | |
 | Italy | No | 75 | |
 | Kenya | No | 28 | |
 | Myanmar | No | 10 | |
 | Colombia | No | 35 | |
 | South Korea | No | 41 | |
 | Sudan | No | ||
 | Uganda | No | 5 | |
 | Spain | No | 31 | |
 | Algeria | No | 5 | |
 | Iraq | No | 17 | |
 | Argentina | No | 9 | |
 | Afghanistan | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Yemen | No | ||
 | Angola | No | ||
 | Ukraine | No | 5 | |
 | Morocco | No | 14 | |
 | Poland | No | 21 | |
 | Uzbekistan | No | 48 | |
 | Malaysia | No | 31 | |
 | Mozambique | No | 1 | |
 | Ghana | No | 20 | |
 | Peru | No | 8 | |
 | Saudi Arabia | No | 120 | |
 | Madagascar | No | ||
 | Ivory Coast | No | ||
 | Cameroon | No | 6 | |
 | Nepal | No | 36 | |
 | Venezuela | No | 3 | |
 | Niger | No | ||
 | North Korea | No | ||
 | Syria | No | 1 | |
 | Mali | No | ||
 | Burkina Faso | No | ||
 | Sri Lanka | No | 33 | |
 | Taiwan | No | 54 | |
 | Malawi | No | 4 | |
 | Zambia | No | 5 | |
 | Chad | No | ||
 | Kazakhstan | No | 40 | |
 | Chile | No | 9 | |
 | Somalia | No | ||
 | Senegal | No | 3 | |
 | Romania | No | 9 | |
 | Guatemala | No | 2 | |
 | Netherlands | No | 9 | |
 | Ecuador | No | 6 | |
 | Cambodia | No | 6 | |
 | Zimbabwe | No | 11 | |
 | Guinea | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Benin | No | ||
 | Rwanda | No | 3 | |
 | Burundi | No | ||
 | Bolivia | No | 2 | |
 | Tunisia | No | 6 | |
 | South Sudan | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Haiti | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Belgium | No | 4 | |
 | Jordan | No | 18 | |
 | Dominican Republic | No | 2 | |
 | United Arab Emirates | No | 140 | |
 | Honduras | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Cuba | No | 1 | |
 | Tajikistan | No | ||
 | Papua New Guinea | No | 3 | |
 | Sweden | No | 4 | |
 | Czech Republic | No | 5 | |
 | Portugal | No | 9 | |
 | Azerbaijan | No | 8 | |
 | Greece | No | 15 | |
 | Togo | No | ||
 | Hungary | No | 6 | |
 | Israel | No | 3 | |
 | Austria | No | 5 | |
 | Belarus | No | ||
 | Switzerland | No | 18 | |
 | Sierra Leone | No | 2 | |
 | Laos | No | 4 | |
 | Turkmenistan | No | ||
 | Libya | No | 3 | |
 | Hong Kong | No | 18 | |
 | Kyrgyzstan | No | 3 | |
 | Paraguay | No | 2 | |
 | Nicaragua | No | 2 | |
 | Bulgaria | No | 9 | |
 | Serbia | No | 4 | |
 | Republic of the Congo | No | ||
 | El Salvador | No | 2 | |
 | Denmark | No | 3 | |
 | Singapore | No | 20 | |
 | Lebanon | No | 17 | |
 | Liberia | No | ||
 | Finland | No | 2 | |
 | Norway | No | 6 | |
 | Palestine | No | 3 | |
 | Central African Republic | No | ||
 | Oman | No | 57 | |
 | Slovakia | No | 2 | |
 | Mauritania | No | ||
 | Ireland | No | 14 | |
 | Costa Rica | No | 4 | |
 | Kuwait | No | 15 | |
 | Panama | No | 3 | |
 | Croatia | No | 5 | |
 | Georgia | No | 3 | |
 | Eritrea | No | ||
 | Mongolia | No | 4 | |
 | Uruguay | No | 4 | |
 | Puerto Rico | No | ||
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | 1 | |
 | Qatar | No | 16 | |
 | Namibia | No | 1 | |
 | Moldova | No | 2 | |
 | Armenia | No | 7 | |
 | Jamaica | No | 5 | |
 | Lithuania | No | 2 | |
 | Gambia | No | ||
 | Albania | No | 4 | |
 | Gabon | No | ||
 | Botswana | No | 2 | |
 | Lesotho | No | ||
 | Guinea-Bissau | No | ||
 | Slovenia | No | 2 | |
 | Equatorial Guinea | No | ||
 | Latvia | No | 5 | |
 | North Macedonia | No | 1 | |
 | Bahrain | No | 9 | |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | No | 6 | |
 | Timor-Leste | No | 1 | |
 | Cyprus | No | 22 | |
 | Estonia | No | 1 | |
 | Mauritius | No | 11 | |
 | Eswatini | No | ||
 | Djibouti | No | ||
 | Fiji | No | 3 | |
 | Solomon Islands | No | ||
 | Guyana | No | ||
 | Bhutan | No | ||
 | Macau | No | 7 | |
 | Luxembourg | No | 3 | |
 | Suriname | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Montenegro | No | 2 | |
 | Malta | No | 2 | |
 | Maldives | No | 2 | |
 | Cape Verde | No | ||
 | Brunei | No | 2 | |
 | Belize | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Bahamas | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Iceland | No | 2 | |
 | Vanuatu | No | ||
 | New Caledonia | No | ||
 | Barbados | No | ||
 | French Polynesia | No | ||
 | Sao Tome and Principe | No | ||
 | Samoa | No | ||
 | Saint Lucia | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Guam | No | ||
 | Kiribati | No | ||
 | Seychelles | No | ||
 | Grenada | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Aruba | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Tonga | No | ||
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Andorra | No | ||
 | Dominica | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Bermuda | No | ||
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Marshall Islands | No | ||
 | San Marino | No | ||
 | Saint Martin | No | 1 | Online testing only |
 | Palau | No |
- The number of testing centers listed are accurate as of April 2024. Centers may begin or cease operations at any time.
