English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) - 2013
EF EPI EF English Profciency Index www.ef.com/epi 2 EF English Profciency Index TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 5 EF English Profciency Index World Map 6ofciency Index Trends Map 8 Introduction to the EF EPI Third Edition 11 Country Spotlights China 12 Hong Kong14 Japan16 South Korea18 Russia20 France22 Germany24 Italy 26 Spain28 Brazil30 Mexico32 EF EPI Correlations 34 English and Economic Development 36 Doing Business in English 38 English and Quality of Life 39 Conclusions 41 About the Index42 Appendix: EF EPI Country Scores 44 Selected References46 Reviews of the EF EPI 47 3www.ef.com/epi 4 EF English Profciency Index EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Year by year, economies are more globalized, work more delocalized, and information more decentralized. A shared language is a necessary tool when communication is no longer tied to geography. English is that tool, now more than ever. Educational institutions, driven by the demands of • While the rest of Europe is already profcient in The EF EPI third society, are increasingly embracing English language English or steadily working towards that goal, edition ranks 60 learning. Many school systems now require English France is on an entirely different trajectory. The countries and study starting in primary school, much as they do seven countries with the strongest English are territories by adult math or science. University professors are delivering all small European nations, whose size compels English profciency.