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EF EPI

EF SET

EF Standard English Test

Take the free test at

www.efset.org

Executive Summary

EF EPI 2020 Ranking of Countries and Regions

EF EPI 2020 City Scores

EF EPI Facts and Figures

English and Innovation

English and Work

English and the Economy

English and Society

Europe

Asia

Latin America

Africa

Middle East

Conclusions

Recommendations

Appendix A: About the Index

Appendix C: CEFR Levels and Can-Do Statements

Appendix D: EF EPI Country and Region Rankings

Appendix E: Selected References04

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More than a billion people speak English

of millions more as a third or fourth. information exchange. The incentives to learn English have never been greater. far outpaces supply. Education systems revolution have yet to adapt to the demands of the fourth. A front-loaded culture of learning leaves adults little time to reskill.

The growth of the gig economy asks

people to transition quickly from declining to emerging opportunities. connections it enables. These connections intrinsically valuable. Connection is one of shared responsibility beyond one"s own borders—and speaking English today is all about connection.

This report investigates how and where

the world. To create the 2020 edition of analyzed the results of 2.2 million adults who took our English tests in 2019. Β

English is the principal language of

found correlations between English and various measures of investment in R&D. research showing that companies with managers from many countries earn more revenue from innovation than their less diverse competitors. English-speaking teams are able to attract more diverse talent and access ideas from around the world. They are also more likely to collaborate internationally within their own organizations.

There is an increasingly clear relationship

between a society"s connectedness to the world and the level of social and political equality experienced by its citizens. Closed societies turn inwards and nurture rigid hierarchies. Open well with measures of both equality and engagement with the outside world.

Technology-enabled distance education

could one day allow anyone to learn English

While that potential has not yet been fully

and broadband subscriptions. Access to

English-language media speeds up many

people"s learning process too.

Adults in their late twenties speak

the best English instruction in university education around

English practice and often some formal

early in adults" careers. Adults aged 21-25 have the second-best average English and those of their colleagues in executive their colleagues and clients overseas more those who have them are often promoted of age in a business climate where English skills were less valued. Building English allow companies to share information more access more diverse pools of talent.Non-English speakers cluster in functions with high average English skills seem to be lagging. Some of the people working in operations were counted

The divide between those who speak

The gender gap is narrow

level was higher than men"s worldwide and women's by a small margin. In the Middle is closing. It is only in Africa that women

ΒEuropean English skills are polarized

the European Union. France"s scores have and Italy still lag behind the rest of the EU. countries surveyed registering a drop in size. China has consolidated its progress over the past decade.

Twelve of the 19 countries surveyed in

Latin America this year improved their

are at last seeing real improvement.

Africa skews high and low

countries performed well while the rest compared to last year"s report. Government

Middle East are delivering results. The region

may be poised for a change. 45

HighVery High

Low

Moderate

Very LowΒ

01Netherlands

02Denmark

03Finland

04Sweden

05Norway

06Austria

07Portugal

08Germany

09Belgium

10Singapore

11Luxembourg

12South Africa13Croatia599

14Hungary

15Serbia

16Poland

17Romania

18Switzerland

19Czech Republic

20Bulgaria

21Greece

22Kenya

22Slovakia

24Lithuania

25Argentina

25Estonia

27Philippines

28France559

29Latvia55530Italy

30Malaysia

32South Korea545

33542

34Nigeria

34Spain

36Costa Rica530

37Chile523

38China52048Dominican Republic499

49Honduras

50India

51Armenia494

51Uruguay494

53Brazil490

54Tunisia

55Japan

56El Salvador

56Iran

56Panama

59Peru

60Nepal

61Pakistan

62Ethiopia63Bangladesh

63Guatemala

65Vietnam

66United Arab Emirates

67Venezuela

68Sri Lanka

69Turkey

70Kuwait

71Qatar459

72Jordan

73Nicaragua455

74Bahrain453

74Indonesia453

74Morocco45377Colombia

78Mongolia

79Afghanistan445

80Angola444

81Algeria442

82Mexico440

83Egypt

84Cambodia435

85Sudan434

86432

87Syria431

88Uzbekistan43089Cameroon419

89Thailand419

91Ivory Coast414

92Kazakhstan412

93Ecuador411

93Myanmar411

95Rwanda

96Kyrgyzstan405

97Saudi Arabia399

98Oman

99Iraq

10039Paraguay

40Belarus513

41Cuba512

41Russia512

43Albania511

44Ukraine

45505

46Bolivia504

47Georgia503

Copenhagen659

Amsterdam656

Helsinki642

Oslo639

Vienna635

Stockholm631

Berlin627

Hamburg627

Porto624

Budapest622

Brussels616

Warsaw614

Bucharest612

Lisbon612

Kuala Lumpur604Buenos Aires592

Nairobi592

Prague589

Mumbai588

Paris586

Manila582

Β580

Córdoba (AR)579

Davao City578

Barcelona564

Madrid557

Seoul556

Taipei550Milan549

Lagos548

Rome548

San Jose545

Shanghai542

Hong Kong542

Havana

534

Hyderabad530

Santiago529

New Delhi528

São Paulo521

Beijing520

Kiev520

Moscow520

Saint Petersburg520Brasília516

Minsk515

Guadalajara514

Tirana514

Tokyo513

Rio de Janeiro512

Dubai508

Tbilisi508

Surabaya507

Lima505

Macau505

Jakarta503

Santo Domingo503

Montevideo500

Panama City500Wuhan498

San Salvador495

Tunis494

Medellin492

Mexico City491

Bandung490

Guatemala City483

Hanoi481

Monterrey481

Casablanca479

Ho Chi Minh City477

Caracas474

Bogotá473

Cairo473

Istanbul473

Quito471

Tijuana471

Cali469

Ankara468

Khartoum463

Managua459Nur-Sultan448

Almaty442

Baku440

Bangkok434

Bishkek430

Baghdad428

Tashkent428

Yangon425

Jeddah402

Riyadh399

Dushanbe381High

Very High

Low

Moderate

Very LowΒ89

Global Gender Gap

Median Age

years old

Female

Male

Countries

and Regions

EF EPI Score

Global Generation Gap

Age Groups

Total Test Takers

18-2026-3021-2531-4041+Male

Middle East

10 Asia

24Latin

America

19Africa

13

Netherlands

Singapore

South Africa

Argentina

Iran

Rwanda

Ecuador

Iraq Very High High Moderate Low Very LowEuropeAfricaAsiaMiddle East 504
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550

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EF EPI Score

300

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300

350400450500550

World Average Score: 500EF EPI Score

300

350400450500550

Europe

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Bright Ideas

English and Innovation

See and be seen

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English and Talent

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Researchers per

495

1,0532,2682,6465,4462.3

1.1 1.0 0.6 0.3

R&D Expenditure

as a % of GDP 13

English and Work

Left out of the team

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High Moderate Low Very Low

World

Europe

Asia

Latin America

Middle East

Africa

1415

English and the Economy

English and Productivity

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43,372 USD

10,053 USD

15,528 USD

8,592 USD

5,608 USD

Balance of power

Looking outward instead of inward

English and Society

English and International Engagement

English and Gender Equality

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62.88
54.89
47.76
42.32

Global Connectedness

Index 2018

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Finland

Norway

Netherlands

Luxembourg

Belgium

Germany

Austria

Switzerland

France

Portugal

Spain Italy

Turkey

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