--- entity_id: report:countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency entity_type: report name: Countries ranked by English proficiency canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency.md snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-03 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency/ citation_title: Countries ranked by English proficiency citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Countries ranked by English proficiency The EF English Proficiency Index, a test-based score for adults in countries where English is not the first language. Higher is stronger. Destinations where English is an official language carry no score and are absent from this table rather than ranked at the top. - Canonical: /reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency/ - Last checked: 2026-08-03 ## Answers ### Netherlands 624 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Croatia 617 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Austria 616 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Germany 615 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Norway 613 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Portugal 612 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Denmark 611 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Sweden 609 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Belgium 608 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Slovakia 606 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Romania 605 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Finland 603 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Poland 600 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Latvia 598 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Bulgaria 594 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Greece 592 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Hungary 590 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Czechia 582 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Switzerland 564 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Estonia 561 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Lithuania 543 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Spain 540 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### France 539 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Cyprus 537 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### South Korea 522 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Italy 513 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### United Arab Emirates 487 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Japan 446 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Saudi Arabia 404 points - Source: https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-03 ## Method Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate english_proficiency_index, then sort descending. ## Sources EF EPI — https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi-site/reports/2025/ef-epi-2025-english.pdf ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Countries ranked by English proficiency [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency_3386bc910bc1, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Countries ranked by English proficiency}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-english-proficiency/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. 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