The Manila Times reported last November 13 that the Philippines ranked 22nd out of 116 countries, with a score of 570 on the 800-point scale in the 2024 edition of Education First (EF)'s English Proficiency Index (EPI). The Philippine score is higher than the global and Asian average of 477 points, making the Philippines second only to Singapore among its peers in the ASEAN region.
According to Education First (EF), a global provider of culturally immersive education, the top 10 countries with the best scores in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) are as follows in this indicated order: (01) Netherlands, (02) Norway, (3) Singapore, (4) Sweden, (5) Croatia, (6) Portugal, (07) Denmark, (08) Greece, (09) Austria, and (10) Germany.
The EF calculated the 2004 index from the test results of 2.1 million non-native English speakers, aged 18+, in 116 countries and regions. It reported an ongoing softening of worldwide English proficiency where men remain more proficient than women, and young professionals more proficient than students and adults over 40.
Read the EF's "Worldwide English Proficiency Index Reports" in the November 19, 2024 online issue of The Manila Times
