In 2022, test takers between the ages of 31 and 40 had the highest English proficiency scores in Latin America, according to a report based on the EF English Proficiency Index, with an average of 584 points. The lowest proficiency levels were found among the younger age ranges, between 18 and 20 years. On average, Latin American men got better results than women in the command of English as a foreign language.
Generation gap in the EF English Proficiency Index in Latin America in 2022
Data was manually calculated by Statista with the figures provided by the source.
The data is based on test results of 2.2 million adults who took the EF Standard English Test (EF SET) or one of EF's English placement tests around the world. The test is online based and checks passive skills - reading and listening. The median age of test takers was 26.
Proficiency levels used by the source:
C2: 700-800 points
C1: 600-699
B2: 500-599
B1: 400-499
A2: 300-399
A1: 200-299
Pre-A1: 1-199
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Education First. (November 15, 2023). Generation gap in the EF English Proficiency Index in Latin America in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105668/english-proficiency-age-group-latin-america/
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Education First. (2023). Generation gap in the EF English Proficiency Index in Latin America in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105668/english-proficiency-age-group-latin-america/
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