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Rank	Country	EF EPI Score	Level
1	Norway	69.09	Very High Proficiency
2	Netherlands	67.93	Very High Proficiency
3	Denmark	66.58	Very High Proficiency
4	Sweden	66.26	Very High Proficiency
5	Finland	61.25	Very High Proficiency
6	Austria	58.58	High Proficiency
7	Belgium	57.23	High Proficiency
8	Germany	56.64	High Proficiency
9	Malaysia	55.54	High Proficiency
10	Poland	54.62	Moderate Proficiency
11	Switzerland	54.60	Moderate Proficiency
12	Hong Kong	54.44	Moderate Proficiency
13	South Korea	54.19	Moderate Proficiency
14	Japan	54.17	Moderate Proficiency
15	Portugal	53.62	Moderate Proficiency
16	Argentina	53.49	Moderate Proficiency
17	France	53.16	Moderate Proficiency
18	Mexico	51.48	Moderate Proficiency
19	Czech Republic	51.31	Moderate Proficiency
20	Hungary	50.80	Moderate Proficiency
21	Slovakia	50.64	Moderate Proficiency
22	Costa Rica	49.15	Low Proficiency

Rank	Country	EF EPI Score	Level
23	Italy	49.05	Low Proficiency
24	Spain	49.01	Low Proficiency
25	Taiwan	48.93	Low Proficiency
26	Saudi Arabia	48.05	Low Proficiency
27	Guatemala	47.80	Low Proficiency
28	El Salvador	47.65	Low Proficiency
29	China	47.62	Low Proficiency
30	India	47.35	Low Proficiency
31	Brazil	47.27	Low Proficiency
32	Russia	45.79	Low Proficiency
33	Dominican Republic	44.91	Very Low Proficiency
34	Indonesia	44.78	Very Low Proficiency
35	Peru	44.71	Very Low Proficiency
36	Chile	44.63	Very Low Proficiency
37	Ecuador	44.54	Very Low Proficiency
38	Venezuela	44.43	Very Low Proficiency
39	Vietnam	44.32	Very Low Proficiency
40	Panama	43.62	Very Low Proficiency
41	Colombia	42.77	Very Low Proficiency
42	Thailand	39.41	Very Low Proficiency
43	Turkey	37.66	Very Low Proficiency
44	Kazakhstan	31.74	Very Low Proficiency

EF EPI Country Rankings

English proficiency is highest in Europe as a whole. All the very high proficiency countries and all but one of the high proficiency countries are found there. However, the trend does not hold for all European countries: Spain, Italy and Turkey fall behind their neighbors.

Asia has a range of English proficiency levels from high in Malaysia to very low in Vietnam and Indonesia. The wealthier Asian countries tend to have higher levels of proficiency, as would be expected from their higher rates of school attendance and greater investment in private English courses.

Latin America has the lowest level of English proficiency of any region. Only Mexico and Argentina score above low proficiency. Historically weaker school enrollment levels, more political unrest, and low levels of government investment in education are all contributing factors.