1 Sweden Very High
2 Netherlands Very High
3 Singapore Very High
4 Norway Very High
5 Denmark Very High
6 South Africa Very High
7 Luxembourg Very High
8 Finland Very High
9 Slovenia Very High
10 Germany Very High
11 Belgium Very High
12 Austria Very High
13 Poland High
14 Philippines High
15 Switzerland High
16 Romania High
17 Croatia High
18 Serbia High
19 Portugal High
20 Czech Republic High
21 Hungary High
22 Malaysia High
23 Greece High
24 Slovakia High
25 Bulgaria High
26 Lithuania High
27 Argentina High
28 India Moderate
29 Nigeria Moderate
30 Hong Kong SAR Moderate
31 South Korea Moderate
32 Spain Moderate
33 Lebanon Moderate
34 Italy Moderate
35 France Moderate
36 Costa Rica Moderate
37 Dominican Republic Moderate
38 Belarus Moderate
39 Senegal Moderate
40 Uruguay Moderate
41 Vietnam Moderate
42 Russia Moderate
43 Ukraine Moderate
44 Macau SAR Moderate
45 Georgia Low
46 Chile Low
47 China Low
48 Taiwan Low
49 Japan Low
50 Pakistan Low
51 Indonesia Low
52 Albania Low
53 Brazil Low
54 Ethiopia Low
55 Guatemala Low
56 Panama Low
57 Mexico Low
58 Sri Lanka Low
59 Peru Low
60 Colombia Low
61 Bolivia Low
62 Egypt Low
63 Bangladesh Low
64 Thailand Low
65 Ecuador Low
66 Iran Very Low
67 Morocco Very Low
68 Tunisia Very Low
69 Honduras Very Low
70 El Salvador Very Low
71 United Arab Emirates Very Low
72 Nicaragua Very Low
73 Turkey Very Low
74 Jordan Very Low
75 Venezuela Very Low
76 Syria Very Low
77 Azerbaijan Very Low
78 Kuwait Very Low
79 Oman Very Low
80 Kazakhstan Very Low
81 Algeria Very Low
82 Myanmar Very Low
83 Saudi Arabia Very Low
84 Afghanistan Very Low
85 Cambodia Very Low
86 Uzbekistan Very Low
87 Iraq Very Low
88 Libya Very Low
Global survey of over two million adults reveals worldwide trends in English proficiency EF Education First released today the 2020 edition of itsEF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), analyzing data from 2.2 million non-native English speakers in 100 countries and regions. This year, the Netherlands remains in first position while Denmark and Finland come in second and third. "While 2020 has been a challenging year, the circumstances have also highlighted the importance of clear communication