Pearson published its 2023 full year results a few moments ago. They indicate that the PTE test was taken about 1.231 million times in 2023. That’s an increase of 49% from 2022, when it was taken about 827 thousand times.
Clearly, the folks at Pearson are doing something right.
I think this means the PTE is now the second most popular test of its type, behind the IELTS and ahead of the TOEFL. I could be wrong, though, as TOEFL test volumes aren’t reported publicly. Just note that ETS head Amit Sevak has indicated a few times that the TOEFL is taken about a million times a year.
Once the British Council has released its 2023 annual report I’ll post estimated volumes of the four big English tests (and if anyone from a smaller firm can point me to stats for their own tests I’ll be happy to mention them as well).