2017 TOEIC REPORT on Test Takers Worldwide

2017

Report on Test Takers Worldwide

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LISTENING &

READING TEST

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Table of Contents

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The TOEIC? Background Questionnaire.......................................................................................................................2 Description of TOEIC? Listening and Reading Test Takers in 2017.............................................................................3 Mean TOEIC? Scores Across Native Countries.............................................................................................................4 Relationship Among TOEIC Listening and Reading Scores.........................................................................................6 Test Takers by Demographic Variables..........................................................................................................................6

Age .......................................................................................................................................................................11 Gender...................................................................................................................................................................12 Education..............................................................................................................................................................13 Academic Major....................................................................................................................................................14 Employment Status...............................................................................................................................................15 Type of Industry....................................................................................................................................................16 Type of Job............................................................................................................................................................18 Years Spent Studying English...............................................................................................................................19 Type of Language Skill Most Emphasized When Studying English....................................................................20 Daily English Use Requirement............................................................................................................................21 Most Frequently Used Language Skill..................................................................................................................22 Difficulty With English Affecting Communication..............................................................................................23 Time Spent in a Native English-Speaking Country..............................................................................................24 Purpose for Time in a Native English-Speaking Country.....................................................................................25 TOEIC? Test-Taking Experience..........................................................................................................................26 Purpose for Taking the TOEIC? Listening and Reading Test...............................................................................27 Appendix A ? TOEIC? Background Questionnaire.....................................................................................................28 Appendix B ? Response Rates to Each Background Question....................................................................................30 Appendix C ? Correlations Between Listening and Reading Scores by Region.........................................................31

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The TOEIC? Background Questionnaire

The TOEIC ? Background Questionnaire is a selfsurvey that gathers information about TOEIC test takers' educational background, work experience, English language study and use, as well as the TOEIC test-taking experience. Responses to the questionnaire enable users to learn more about the backgrounds of people who take the test and some of the factors that affect their TOEIC scores and related improvement in English proficiency. Test takers are asked to complete the TOEIC Background Questionnaire before taking the TOEIC tests.

The TOEIC Background Questionnaire is presented in Appendix A.

This report is based on the information gathered from all test takers who completed the TOEIC Background Questionnaire administered in 2017.

The vast majority of test takers included in this report are from Asia so the results may not be representative of other regions. In addition, the response rates varied across different background questions (Appendix B) Consequently, care should be taken in making inferences based on this data.

Please note that all percentages within the text are rounded to the nearest whole number and in some cases may sum to more than 100%. Also note that all tables and figures reflect results only for categories containing 500 or more test takers.

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Description of TOEIC? Listening and Reading Test Takers in 2017

Background information was collected from all of the test takers who took the TOEIC Listening and Reading test in 2017, either through the Public Testing Program or the Institutional Testing Program. The following are highlights about TOEIC? test takers based on the collected data. As noted earlier, the number of test takers who responded to each background question varied across questions.

? The largest proportion of test takers (39%) were between 21 and 25 years of age.

? 55% of test takers were male.

? Most test takers (50%) had an undergraduate degree or were pursuing one.

? 26% of the test takers majored in Engineering while 19% majored in Business and Liberal Arts, respectively.

? 52% of test takers were full-time students, while 38% were employed full-time.

? 15% of test takers worked in the manufacturingelectronic industry.

? 31% of test takers worked in scientific/technical professional positions, and 15% and 14% worked in marketing/sales and clerical/administrative positions, respectively.

? 79% of test takers had spent more than 6 years studying English.

? 23% of test takers indicated "listening and speaking" as their most emphasized skills when studying English.

? 44% of test takers used English 1 to 10% of their daily life.

? 19% and 33% of test takers selected "listening and reading," respectively as their most often used English language skill.

? 34% of test takers "sometimes" had difficulty with English communication.

? Only 11% of test takers had spent six months or more in a native English-speaking country.

? 30% of test takers indicated travel as purpose for time in English-speaking countries and 29% of test takers indicated participating in language programs as purpose.

? 40% of test takers who took the TOEIC? test in 2017 had previously taken it three or more times.

? 31% of test takers had taken the TOEIC test for learning and 24% for job application purpose.

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Mean TOEIC? Scores Across NaWtoirvldewiCdeoRuepnorttr2i0e1s7

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Mean TOEIC? Scores Across Native Countries

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Asia

255(105)

312(98)

South America

297(114) 332(112)

North America

307(123) 349(120)

Africa

311(101) 358(98)

Europe 0

338(101)

373(94)

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Table 1: Mean Performance by Native Country

Country

CANADA GERMANY BELGIUM LEBANON

ITALY CZECH REPUBLIC

PHILIPPINES FRANCE

MOROCCO JORDAN RUSSIA

PORTUGAL SPAIN

COSTA RICA MADAGASCAR

CHILE KOREA (ROK)

TUNISIA ARGENTINA

ALGERIA UKRAINE MALAYSIA GREECE TURKEY BRAZIL REUNION COTE D`IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)

PERU CAMEROON CHINA, PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC COLOMBIA

SENEGAL MEXICO GABON POLAND GUADELOUPE TAIWAN HONG KONG JAPAN EL SALVADOR VIETNAM

INDIA MONGOLIA THAILAND

MACAO ALBANIA INDONESIA

Listening

Mean

(SD)*

444

(64)

429

(79)

402

(82)

410

(87)

386

(73)

395

(98)

393

(76)

378

(90)

387

(84)

395

(87)

380

(98)

378

(103)

359

(98)

370

(91)

365

(91)

365

(115)

369

(83)

362

(100)

352

(115)

351

(98)

354

(92)

358

(90)

355

(73)

351

(93)

333

(110)

331

(102)

319

(98)

319

(113)

323

(102)

309

(97)

317

(112)

318

(104)

319

(119)

316

(93)

314

(114)

298

(111)

300

(97)

299

(103)

287

(91)

273

(118)

265

(89)

267

(125)

287

(102)

278

(102)

273

(92)

249

(117)

253

(97)

Reading

Mean

(SD)*

402

(78)

371

(100)

370

(90)

359

(103)

368

(76)

347

(112)

334

(94)

344

(96)

333

(94)

322

(103)

336

(107)

333

(112)

342

(99)

329

(98)

327

(92)

322

(114)

307

(100)

313

(104)

322

(116)

304

(101)

292

(104)

284

(108)

286

(75)

285

(106)

299

(114)

296

(105)

292

(99)

289

(110)

281

(98)

291

(101)

282

(113)

277

(101)

275

(120)

272

(94)

244

(121)

252

(110)

244

(102)

228

(113)

230

(97)

239

(120)

232

(95)

221

(123)

199

(98)

204

(96)

193

(96)

203

(112)

193

(96)

*SD = Standard Deviation

Total

Mean

(SD)*

845

(136)

800

(173)

772

(166)

769

(184)

754

(141)

743

(204)

727

(162)

722

(180)

720

(172)

717

(183)

716

(197)

712

(209)

701

(190)

699

(182)

692

(177)

687

(223)

676

(175)

675

(198)

674

(226)

654

(192)

646

(190)

642

(190)

641

(138)

636

(191)

632

(218)

627

(200)

612

(189)

608

(217)

603

(191)

600

(188)

599

(218)

594

(199)

594

(233)

588

(180)

558

(228)

550

(216)

544

(191)

527

(208)

517

(180)

512

(233)

496

(176)

488

(243)

486

(188)

482

(191)

466

(181)

452

(225)

447

(185)

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Relationship Among TOEIC Listening and Reading Scores

The correlation between the two sections of the TOEIC? Listening and Reading test was about 0.85. (Appendix C presents the correlations between Listening and Reading across regions). This is consistent with earlier research (e.g., Woodford, 1982) and with the findings presented in the 2016 Worldwide Data Report. This level of correlation indicates that the two measures are closely related, given that both measured test takers' proficiencies in using English in business communication and test takers tended to put forth the same amount of effort to study both skills together.

Test Takers by Demographic Variables

Table 2 presents the number and percentage of test takers falling into different demographic categories, as well as the average TOEIC? listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and total scores for each category. More in-depth information about test takers in these categories is shown later in this report.

The categories used in this report are those found in the TOEIC? Background Questionnaire.

Table 2: Mean Performance by Demographic Categories

26 ? 30

% of Test Listening

Reading

Total

takers Mean (SD)* Mean (SD)* Mean (SD)*

15.0

346 (94) 290 (104) 636 (190)

21 ? 25

39.4

330 (96) 274 (105) 604 (193)

31 ? 35

7.8

324 (97) 270 (106) 594 (195)

36 ? 40

5.7

310 (97) 262 (105) 572 (194)

41 ? 45

4.2

303 (98) 254 (107) 557 (198)

Over 45

6.0

295 (99) 247 (108) 542 (200)

Under 20

21.9

278

(96)

217 (100) 495 (187)

Age

Gender

Female Male

45.5 54.5

327 (98) 265 (107) 592 (197) 307 (99) 257 (107) 564 (199)

Education

Graduate school

11.6

356

(88)

315

(97)

671 (176)

Undergraduate college

50.2

337 (91) 282 (101) 619 (184)

Junior high school

0.6

293 (108) 220 (107) 512 (206)

Elementary school

0.3

283 (109) 228 (108) 511 (209)

High school

6.9

279 (103) 216 (108) 495 (203)

Community college

22.5

271

(89)

213

(92)

484 (173)

Language institution

1.3

271 (98) 190 (98) 461 (188)

Vocational school after high school

4.0

264 (97) 194 (95) 458 (184)

Vocational school

2.7

248

(82)

178

(81)

425 (154)

*SD = Standard Deviation

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Major

Current status

Table 2: Mean Performance by Demographic Categories (continued)

Social studies Business related

Liberal arts Sciences

Engineering Health related

Other

% of Test Listening

Reading

Total

takers Mean (SD)* Mean (SD)* Mean (SD)*

10.6

328 (97) 277 (106) 605 (195)

18.7

326 (99) 277 (107) 603 (199)

19.1

333 (95) 269 (106) 603 (194)

11.3

314

(94)

267 (103) 582 (189)

26.0

305 (94) 253 (102) 558 (189)

6.5

304 (96) 250 (103) 554 (192)

7.9

295 (101) 231 (107) 526 (200)

Not employed Part time employee

Full time student Full time employee

6.2

362 (85) 302 (98) 664 (175)

4.3

332 (103) 277 (112) 608 (209)

52.0

311 (97) 253 (106) 564 (195)

37.5

305 (97) 253 (106) 557 (195)

Service-Education (High school or below)

2.1

365 (90) 319 (100) 684 (183)

Mass Media

0.9

358 (91) 305 (104) 663 (188)

Service-Education (College or above)

2.8

351 (100) 303 (112) 654 (205)

Other

3.8

348 (95) 298 (105) 646 (192)

Service-Foreign Affairs

0.2

337 (105) 304 (110) 641 (208)

Public Utility Production

1.3

338 (95) 299 (102) 638 (189)

Manufacturing-Pharmaceuticals

1.8

332 (89) 288 (98) 620 (179)

Trading

2.9

334 (93) 281 (101) 615 (187)

Service-Legislative

3.5

330 (94) 282 (104) 612 (191)

Service-Armed forces

2.3

325 (99) 279 (109) 604 (200)

Finance

5.6

321 (97) 279 (105) 600 (196)

Service-Health

2.0

326 (92) 271 (103) 598 (187)

Manufacturing-Clothing

0.5

329 (97) 266 (107) 594 (195)

Real Estate

0.5

320 (99) 269 (106) 589 (198)

Insurance

1.9

314

(94)

270 (102) 584 (189)

Manufacturing-Food

1.4

316 (98) 265 (106) 580 (197)

*SD = Standard Deviation

Type of industry

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