English is the most popular second language in the world. It is studied by 97% of all European schoolchildren and the majority of students in Asia and Latin America. The English proficiency index among the adult population is an important international indicator. It shows how easily you can integrate into society in a particular country, even without knowing the local language, and how easily you can handle everyday issues when first encountering a new country.
Global statistics show that people aged 26-30 are the most proficient in English. Data for the index is collected based on testing 2.2 million adults in 100 countries, which allows for an accurate assessment of English language proficiency worldwide.
English Language Proficiency Ranking by Country in 2024
| Rank | Value | Population | ||
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
647 | 17.2 million | |
| 2 | 631 | 8.8 million | ||
| 3 |
Singapore
|
631 | 5.6 million | |
| 4 | 615 | 5.8 million | ||
| 5 |
Norway
|
614 | 5.3 million | |
| 6 | 609 | 10.2 million | ||
| 7 | 608 | 11.4 million | ||
| 8 | 607 | 10.3 million | ||
| 9 |
South Africa
|
605 | 57.8 million | |
| 10 | 604 | 82.9 million | ||
| 11 | 603 | 4.1 million | ||
| 12 | 602 | 10.7 million | ||
| 13 | 598 | 38.0 million | ||
| 14 | 597 | 5.5 million | ||
| 15 | 596 | 19.5 million | ||
| 16 | 589 | 7.0 million | ||
| 17 | 588 | 9.8 million | ||
| 18 | 587 | 5.4 million | ||
| 19 |
Kenya
|
584 | 51.4 million | |
| 20 |
Philippines
|
578 | 106.7 million | |
| 21 |
Lithuania
|
576 | 2.8 million | |
| 22 |
Luxembourg
|
575 | 608 thousand | |
| 23 |
Estonia
|
570 | 1.3 million | |
| 24 | 569 | 7.0 million | ||
| 25 |
Latvia
|
569 | 1.9 million | |
| 26 |
Malaysia
|
568 | 31.5 million | |
| 27 | 565 | 10.7 million | ||
| 28 |
Nigeria
|
562 | 195.9 million | |
| 29 | 560 | 44.5 million | ||
| 30 |
Hong Kong SAR China
|
558 | - | |
| 31 | 553 | 8.5 million | ||
| 32 | 541 | 3.7 million | ||
| 33 |
Belarus
|
539 | 9.5 million | |
| 34 |
Ghana
|
537 | 29.8 million | |
| 35 | 535 | 46.8 million | ||
| 36 | 535 | 2.7 million | ||
| 37 | 535 | 60.4 million | ||
| 38 |
Costa Rica
|
534 | 5.0 million | |
| 39 |
Uruguay
|
533 | 3.4 million | |
| 40 | 533 | 2.9 million | ||
| 41 |
Bolivia
|
532 | 11.4 million | |
| 42 |
Russia
|
532 | - | |
| 43 |
Cuba
|
531 | 11.3 million | |
| 44 | 531 | 67.0 million | ||
| 45 |
Paraguay
|
530 | 7.0 million | |
| 46 |
Ukraine
|
530 | 44.6 million | |
| 47 |
Uganda
|
529 | 42.7 million | |
| 48 |
Armenia
|
528 | 3.0 million | |
| 49 |
South Korea
|
525 | 51.6 million | |
| 50 |
El Salvador
|
524 | 6.4 million | |
| 51 |
Peru
|
521 | 32.0 million | |
| 52 | 518 | 18.7 million | ||
| 53 |
Guatemala
|
515 | 17.2 million | |
| 54 |
Israel
|
514 | 8.9 million | |
| 55 |
Dominican Republic
|
512 | 10.6 million | |
| 56 |
Venezuela
|
508 | 28.9 million | |
| 57 |
Nepal
|
507 | 28.1 million | |
| 58 |
Honduras
|
506 | 9.6 million | |
| 59 |
Iran
|
505 | 81.8 million | |
| 60 |
Vietnam
|
505 | 95.5 million | |
| 61 |
Bangladesh
|
504 | 161.4 million | |
| 62 |
India
|
504 | 1.4 billion | |
| 63 |
Nicaragua
|
503 | 6.5 million | |
| 64 |
Tunisia
|
502 | 11.6 million | |
| 65 |
Pakistan
|
497 | 212.2 million | |
| 66 |
Lebanon
|
496 | 6.8 million | |
| 67 | 493 | 82.3 million | ||
| 68 |
Sri Lanka
|
491 | 21.7 million | |
| 69 |
Tanzania
|
491 | 56.3 million | |
| 70 |
Ethiopia
|
490 | 109.2 million | |
| 71 | 487 | 209.5 million | ||
| 72 |
United Arab Emirates
|
486 | 9.6 million | |
| 73 |
Panama
|
486 | 4.2 million | |
| 74 |
Mongolia
|
482 | 3.2 million | |
| 75 |
Qatar
|
482 | 2.8 million | |
| 76 |
Mozambique
|
482 | 29.5 million | |
| 77 |
Colombia
|
480 | 49.6 million | |
| 78 |
Morocco
|
478 | 36.0 million | |
| 79 | 476 | 1.6 million | ||
| 80 |
Algeria
|
475 | 42.2 million | |
| 81 |
Madagascar
|
474 | 26.3 million | |
| 82 |
Indonesia
|
473 | 267.7 million | |
| 83 |
Ecuador
|
467 | 17.1 million | |
| 84 |
Syria
|
467 | 16.9 million | |
| 85 | 464 | 1.4 billion | ||
| 86 |
Egypt
|
463 | 98.4 million | |
| 87 |
Azerbaijan
|
463 | 9.9 million | |
| 88 |
Kuwait
|
461 | 4.1 million | |
| 89 |
Malawi
|
460 | 18.1 million | |
| 90 | 457 | 126.5 million | ||
| 91 |
Afghanistan
|
456 | 37.2 million | |
| 92 | 451 | 126.2 million | ||
| 93 |
Myanmar (Burma}
|
450 | - | |
| 94 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
450 | 6.3 million | |
| 95 |
Palestinian Territories
|
445 | - | |
| 96 |
Uzbekistan
|
442 | 33.0 million | |
| 97 |
Senegal
|
438 | 15.9 million | |
| 98 |
Cameroon
|
438 | 25.2 million | |
| 99 |
Jordan
|
431 | 10.0 million | |
| 100 |
Sudan
|
430 | 41.8 million | |
| 101 |
Cambodia
|
421 | 16.2 million | |
| 102 |
Haiti
|
421 | 11.1 million | |
| 103 |
Oman
|
418 | 4.8 million | |
| 104 |
Angola
|
416 | 30.8 million | |
| 105 |
Benin
|
416 | 11.5 million | |
| 106 | 416 | 69.4 million | ||
| 107 | 415 | 18.3 million | ||
| 108 |
Somalia
|
411 | 15.0 million | |
| 109 |
Iraq
|
410 | 38.4 million | |
| 110 |
Côte d’Ivoire
|
409 | - | |
| 111 |
Saudi Arabia
|
408 | 33.7 million | |
| 112 |
Rwanda
|
405 | 12.3 million | |
| 113 |
Libya
|
392 | - | |
| 114 |
Yemen
|
392 | 28.5 million | |
| 115 |
Tajikistan
|
388 | 9.1 million | |
| 116 |
Congo - Kinshasa
|
385 | - | |
| 117 |
South Sudan
|
363 | 11.0 million | |
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