{"checked":"2026-09-12","citation":"Feng, Kate. (2026). PTE Statistics 2026: Test Volumes, Scores & Acceptance. PrepEx. Sources checked 12 September 2026. https://prepex.ai/pte-statistics","facts":[{"calculation":null,"claim":"Pearson reported PTE volume of 1.051 million in 2025.","id":"volume-2025","note":"","period":"2025","source_id":"pte-volume","url":"https://prepex.ai/pte-statistics#volume-2025","value":"1,051,000"},{"calculation":null,"claim":"Pearson reported PTE volume of 1.108 million in 2024.","id":"volume-2024","note":"","period":"2024","source_id":"pte-volume","url":"https://prepex.ai/pte-statistics#volume-2024","value":"1,108,000"},{"calculation":"(1,051,000 \u2212 1,108,000) \u00f7 1,108,000 \u00d7 100 = \u22125.14%, rounded to one decimal place.","claim":"PrepEx calculates that Pearson\u2019s reported PTE volume fell approximately 5.1% from 2024 to 2025.","id":"volume-change","note":"","period":"2024 and 2025; published 27 February 2026","source_id":"pte-volume","url":"https://prepex.ai/pte-statistics#volume-change","value":"\u22125.1%"},{"calculation":"1,108,000 \u2212 1,051,000 = 57,000.","claim":"Pearson\u2019s reported PTE volume was approximately 57,000 lower in 2025 than in 2024, by PrepEx\u2019s calculation.","id":"volume-difference","note":"The underlying figures are reported to the nearest thousand.","period":"2024 and 2025; 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Results windows are publisher guidance. No pass rate, market share, or guarantee of a particular visa outcome is inferred.","modified":"2026-09-12","published":"2026-09-12","scope":"Pearson\u2019s corporate PTE volume is labelled at the PTE level. Format, acceptance and score facts below refer specifically to PTE Academic.","sources":{"pte-academic":{"checked":"2026-09-12","period":"Current guidance, checked September 2026","publisher":"Pearson","title":"PTE Academic: format, recognition and results","url":"https://www.pearsonpte.com/pte-academic/"},"pte-updates":{"checked":"2026-09-12","period":"August 2025 update; checked September 2026","publisher":"Pearson","title":"Updates to PTE Academic","url":"https://www.pearsonpte.com/pte-updates-2025/"},"pte-volume":{"checked":"2026-09-12","period":"2024 and 2025; published 27 February 2026","publisher":"Pearson","title":"2025 Full Year Results Presentation, slide 36","url":"https://plc.pearson.com/sites/pearson-corp/files/annual-reports/pearson-2025-full-year-results-presentation.pdf#page=36"}},"title":"PTE Statistics 2026: Test Volumes, Scores & Acceptance","url":"https://prepex.ai/pte-statistics"}