Nigeria has emerged as third best in Africa and 28th globally in the EF English Proficiency Index ranking. The ranking was for countries classified as non-native English speaking.
Twenty African countries appeared in the ranking, which was released in November 2022 with South Africa ranking 12th globally and first in Africa; while Kenya ranks 20th globally and second in Africa.
Others on the list in Africa are Ghana (41st globally and fourth in Africa); Uganda (55th globally and fifth in Africa), among others.
The Netherlands stands at the number one global spot, while Singapore takes the second position.
The Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) attempts to rank countries by the equity of English language skills among those adults who took the EF test.
The EF EPI 2022 edition was calculated using test data from 2.1 million test takers in 2021.
One hundred and eleven countries and territories appear in the 2022 edition of the index. In order to be included in the ranking, a country is required to have at least 400 test takers.
Here is the list of African countries by English skills:
1. South Africa (12th globally)
2. Kenya (20th globally)
3. Nigeria (28th globally)
4. Ghana (41st globally)
5. Uganda (55th globally)
6. Tunisia (56th globally)
7. Tanzania (63rd globally)
8. Ethiopia (68th globally)
9. Morocco (76th globally)
10. Algeria (78th globally)
11. Egypt (85th globally)
12. Mozambique (86th globally)
13. Sudan (95th globally)
14. Cameroon (96th globally)
15. Somalia (100th globally)
16. Côte d’Ivoire (104th globally)
17. Angola (105th globally)
18. Rwanda (107th globally)
19. Libya (108th globally)
20. Democratic Republic of Congo (110th globally).
Here is the global ranking by English skills:
1. Netherlands
2. Singapore
3. Austria
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Belgium
7. Sweden
8. Finland
9. Portugal
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. South Africa
13. Poland
14. Greece
15. Slovakia
16. Luxembourg
17. Romania
18. Hungary
19. Lithuania
20. Kenya
21. Bulgaria
22. Philippines
23. Czech Republic
24. Malaysia
25. Latvia
26. Estonia
27. Serbia
28. Nigeria
29. Switzerland
30. Argentina
31. Hong Kong, China
32. Italy
33. Spain
34. France
35. Ukraine
36. South Korea
37. Costa Rica
38. Cuba
39. Belarus
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40. Russia
41. Ghana
42. Moldova
43. Paraguay
44. Bolivia
45. Chile
45. Georgia
47. Albania
48. Honduras
49. Uruguay
50. El Salvador
51. Peru
52. India
53. Dominican Republic
54. Lebanon
55. Uganda
56. Tunisia
57. Armenia
58. Brazil
58. Guatemala
60. Vietnam
61. Nicaragua
62. China
63. Tanzania
64. Turkey
65. Nepal
66. Bangladesh
67. Venezuela
68. Ethiopia
69. Iran
70. Pakistan
71. Sri Lanka
72. Mongolia
73. Qatar
74. Israel
75. Panama
76. Morocco
77. Colombia
78. U.A.E.
78. Algeria
80. Japan
81. Indonesia
82. Ecuador
83. Syria
84. Kuwait
85. Egypt
86. Mozambique
87. Afghanistan
88. Mexico
89. Uzbekistan
90. Jordan
91. Kyrgyzstan
92. Azerbaijan
93. Myanmar
94. Cambodia
95. Sudan
96. Cameroon
97. Thailand
98. Haiti
99. Kazakhstan
100. Somalia
101. Oman
102. Saudi Arabia
103. Iraq
104. Côte d’Ivoire
105. Angola
106. Tajikistan
107. Rwanda
108. Libya
109. Yemen
110. Democratic Republic of Congo
111. Laos
