New Zealand be like: Can I be closer to my Anglosphere brothers, please?
it_wasnt_me2 on
I’m surprised Mexico is low, considering USA is their neighbour
RockfishGapYear on
Botswana should be colored as native or at least “very high.”
afonsolage on
In Brazil it is because the internal market is so big, with more than 220m people, that the vast majority doesn’t care to learn english, because they don’t feel the need to.
Even with internet, where people are more exposed to english content, people still doesn’t care to learn, because most of english content is translated somehow to portuguese, due to the big demand.
norecoil2012 on
Surprised the US isn’t orange
LogicalPakistani on
Can you do a one “Countries where textbooks are in English”
littlegipply on
Hm I feel like certain ex British colonies should have a higher ranking
Long-Relationship457 on
I don’t understand why Thailand is so low in this surveies. Like it is very touristic place. One of the most visited countries in the world.
blinkysmurf on
Do that many people speak English in Portugal?
t0sik on
What a KEKW data…
Successful-Bath-3495 on
Wir sind besser als Frankreich, mehr muss ich nicht wissen.
Top_Exit3954 on
Latvia and Germany very high? I lived 4 years in both countries and NO
FMC_Speed on
Libya English level : very low
Yup, makes that makes sense
Zestyclose-Two8027 on
Liberia is an English speaking nation. How would you not have data on that?
Emotional-Rhubarb725 on
are Khalij countries really that bad in English?
my first assumption was between moderate to low based on their education statistics and that most of their work forces are foreigners which make english essential
and UAE is 10-11 million, only 1M-2M are Emarati who are mostly HIGHLY educated, the rest are foreign workers , so we are calculating the average of people living in the country or the citizens of the country ?
Unwipedbutthole on
Belgium?
squaremilepvd on
No data and High are too close in color at s broad glance it’s misleading
Drag_Overall on
Some parts of England & Scotland should be painted orange tbh. Can’t understand a word of scouse.
And Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, etc. should at least be green
ambiguousboner on
Germany being the same colour as Sweden is crazy
StrayC47 on
Greece = Very High
Lmao, I nearly choked
Accomplished-Gift421 on
Jordan definitely shouldn’t be “very low”. I’m born and raised and in jordan, and in many European countries I visit people don’t speak a single word of English. Every single jordanian taxi driver or clerk can get by in English. We were colonised by the brits and it’s part of the public school curriculum after all.
Remarkable_Fun7662 on
Korea is all wrong
pozonboo on
Didn’t realize the aborigines we’re speaking english before they came.
TraditionalWin2831 on
France. Moderate.
huopak on
The fact that both Finland and Hungary are the same color makes me think this is absolute garbage.
Looking at the European detail, I’m incredibly dubious about these numbers. For example, you’ll not easily convince me Latvia and lots of Balkans are ahead of Finland. There must be some weird selection bias going on.
For example I’m not sure why Finns, who’ve learned English from an early age starting sometime in the 1950s, would ever take the “EF English Proficiency test”. Speaking as a Finn, I’ve never heard of such a test, let alone been asked to do it.
Sancho90 on
Botswana,Zimbabwe and Namibia should be green
rat_technician on
Can see NZ from perth now
outtayoleeg on
Can it be my turn to post this next week
lpalokan on
Finland figure being brought down by the numerous rally drivers.
OccamsRazorSharpner on
What happened to NZ? Kiwis took flight and dragged it with them?
topcat5 on
I think that’s low for Japan.
1tiredman on
I don’t really understand the term “native speaker”. I’m from Ireland and English isn’t our native language
GABAergiclifestyle on
It’s sad that so many people my age (2004) in Spain speak fuck all of English
Opinionated_Urbanist on
Questionable data. Cameroon has significantly higher % of English speakers than Brazil or Japan for example.
And why the hell is there “no data” on South Africa?
DafyddWillz on
For one thing this was posted recently & this is a repost, and for another, the “English Proficiency Index” was based on self-published data from Education First, a company that sells English language learning courses, and most of the countries listed as having High or Very High proficiency just happen to be countries where those courses operate. The data is also based on an online test by said company, rather than a random sample from each country represented in the data, and has been criticised for self-selection bias.
fimimail on
Germany is in the same category as Norway and Sweden. And Finland should be worse?
I don’t think that can be accurate…
metal_foot on
France higher than Egypt?
Zamaiel on
Germany!? I was just in Germany, even the people who work at international hotels can’t manage to communicate in English. Its really one of the worst countries for English proficiency.
Interesting_Task4572 on
English is not irelands native language
Kaitrex_ on
This is ridiculous. The French suck at English. I’d correct my English and had perfect English grades. Their English is so bad. Secondly, Somaliland (which is considered the northern part of Somalia) are far better at English than France will ever be. I’ve lived and studied in both. 6 years in Somaliland and 9 years in France.
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I is speak gud Inglish.
New Zealand moved to the Indian ocean it seems
New Zealand be like: Can I be closer to my Anglosphere brothers, please?
I’m surprised Mexico is low, considering USA is their neighbour
Botswana should be colored as native or at least “very high.”
In Brazil it is because the internal market is so big, with more than 220m people, that the vast majority doesn’t care to learn english, because they don’t feel the need to.
Even with internet, where people are more exposed to english content, people still doesn’t care to learn, because most of english content is translated somehow to portuguese, due to the big demand.
Surprised the US isn’t orange
Can you do a one “Countries where textbooks are in English”
Hm I feel like certain ex British colonies should have a higher ranking
I don’t understand why Thailand is so low in this surveies. Like it is very touristic place. One of the most visited countries in the world.
Do that many people speak English in Portugal?
What a KEKW data…
Wir sind besser als Frankreich, mehr muss ich nicht wissen.
Latvia and Germany very high? I lived 4 years in both countries and NO
Libya English level : very low
Yup, makes that makes sense
Liberia is an English speaking nation. How would you not have data on that?
are Khalij countries really that bad in English?
my first assumption was between moderate to low based on their education statistics and that most of their work forces are foreigners which make english essential
and UAE is 10-11 million, only 1M-2M are Emarati who are mostly HIGHLY educated, the rest are foreign workers , so we are calculating the average of people living in the country or the citizens of the country ?
Belgium?
No data and High are too close in color at s broad glance it’s misleading
Some parts of England & Scotland should be painted orange tbh. Can’t understand a word of scouse.
And Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, etc. should at least be green
Germany being the same colour as Sweden is crazy
Greece = Very High
Lmao, I nearly choked
Jordan definitely shouldn’t be “very low”. I’m born and raised and in jordan, and in many European countries I visit people don’t speak a single word of English. Every single jordanian taxi driver or clerk can get by in English. We were colonised by the brits and it’s part of the public school curriculum after all.
Korea is all wrong
Didn’t realize the aborigines we’re speaking english before they came.
France. Moderate.
The fact that both Finland and Hungary are the same color makes me think this is absolute garbage.
Québec would like to have a work about its native category.
Looking at the European detail, I’m incredibly dubious about these numbers. For example, you’ll not easily convince me Latvia and lots of Balkans are ahead of Finland. There must be some weird selection bias going on.
For example I’m not sure why Finns, who’ve learned English from an early age starting sometime in the 1950s, would ever take the “EF English Proficiency test”. Speaking as a Finn, I’ve never heard of such a test, let alone been asked to do it.
Botswana,Zimbabwe and Namibia should be green
Can see NZ from perth now
Can it be my turn to post this next week
Finland figure being brought down by the numerous rally drivers.
What happened to NZ? Kiwis took flight and dragged it with them?
I think that’s low for Japan.
I don’t really understand the term “native speaker”. I’m from Ireland and English isn’t our native language
It’s sad that so many people my age (2004) in Spain speak fuck all of English
Questionable data. Cameroon has significantly higher % of English speakers than Brazil or Japan for example.
And why the hell is there “no data” on South Africa?
For one thing this was posted recently & this is a repost, and for another, the “English Proficiency Index” was based on self-published data from Education First, a company that sells English language learning courses, and most of the countries listed as having High or Very High proficiency just happen to be countries where those courses operate. The data is also based on an online test by said company, rather than a random sample from each country represented in the data, and has been criticised for self-selection bias.
Germany is in the same category as Norway and Sweden. And Finland should be worse?
I don’t think that can be accurate…
France higher than Egypt?
Germany!? I was just in Germany, even the people who work at international hotels can’t manage to communicate in English. Its really one of the worst countries for English proficiency.
English is not irelands native language
This is ridiculous. The French suck at English. I’d correct my English and had perfect English grades. Their English is so bad. Secondly, Somaliland (which is considered the northern part of Somalia) are far better at English than France will ever be. I’ve lived and studied in both. 6 years in Somaliland and 9 years in France.
Japan is very low too.
Where is this data from?
This doesn’t seem accurate at all