Which countries have the best English language skills?

The 2019 Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index (EPI) report has been published. Based on an annual study that analyzes the acquisition of English skills in high school and high school students in 100 countries and regions across the globe, the EF EPI study investigates how and where English proficiency is developing around the world based on the results of 2.3 million adults who took EF's English tests in 2018.

So, in which countries is English spoken to a very high proficiency, and where is it spoken to a very low proficiency? Browse this gallery for a brief summary of those countries awarded the most and least points.

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Very high proficiency: 14. Croatia -

EF EPI score: 63.07

Capital city: Zagreb

Croatia population: 4,076,246

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Very high proficiency: 13. Belgium -

EF EPI score: 63.09

Capital city: Brussels

Belgium population: 11,420,163

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Very high proficiency: 12. Portugal -

EF EPI score: 63.14

Capital city: Lisbon

Portugal population: 10,276,617

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Very high proficiency: 11. Poland -

EF EPI score: 63.76

Capital city: Warsaw

Poland population: 38,386,000

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Very high proficiency: 10. Germany -

EF EPI score: 63.77

Capital city: Berlin

Germany population: 83,019,200

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Very high proficiency: 9. Luxembourg -

EF EPI score: 64.03

Capital city: Luxembourg City

Luxembourg population: 613,894

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Very high proficiency: 8. Austria -

EF EPI score: 64.11

Capital city: Vienna

Austria population: 8,857,960

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Very high proficiency: 7. Finland -

EF EPI score: 65.34

Capital city: Helsinki

Finland population: 5,521,150

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Very high proficiency: 6. South Africa -

EF EPI score: 65.38

Capital city: Cape Town (legislative capital)

South Africa population: 58,775,022

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Very high proficiency: 5. Singapore -

EF EPI score: 66.82

Capital city: Singapore

Singapore population: 5,638,700

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Very high proficiency: 4. Denmark -

EF EPI score: 67.87

Capital city: Copenhagen

Denmark population: 5,814,461

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Very high proficiency: 3. Norway -

EF EPI score: 67.93

Capital city: Oslo

Norway population: 5,328,212

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Very high proficiency: 2. Sweden -

EF EPI score: 68.74

Capital city: Stockholm

Sweden population: 10,302,984

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Very high proficiency: 1. Netherlands -

EF EPI score: 70.27

Capital city: Amsterdam

Netherlands population: 17,336,891

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Very low proficiency: 86. Myanmar -

EF EPI score: 46.00

Capital city: Naypyidaw

Myanmar population: 53,582,855

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Very low proficiency: 87. Sudan -

EF EPI score: 45.94

Capital city: Khartoum

Sudan population: 41,592,539

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Very low proficiency: 88. Mongolia -

EF EPI score: 45.56

Capital city: Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia population: 3,256,176

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Very low proficiency: 89. Afghanistan -

EF EPI score: 45.36

Capital city: Kabul

Afghanistan population: 32,225,560

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Very low proficiency: 90. Algeria -

EF EPI score: 45.28

Capital city: Algiers

Algeria population: 42,200,000

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Very low proficiency: 91. Angola -

EF EPI score: 44.54

Capital city: Luanda

Angola population: 25,789,024

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Very low proficiency: 92. Oman -

EF EPI score: 44.39

Capital city: Muscat

Oman population: 4,424,762

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Very low proficiency: 93. Kazakhstan -

EF EPI score: 43.83

Capital city: Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan population: 18,448,600

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Very low proficiency: 94. Cambodia -

EF EPI score: 43.78

Capital city: Phnom Penh

Cambodia population: 15,288,489

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Very low proficiency: 95. Uzbekistan -

EF EPI score: 43.18

Capital city: Tashkent

Uzbekistan population: 32,768,725

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Very low proficiency: 96. Ivory Coast -

EF EPI score: 42.41

Capital city: Abidjan (economic capital)

Ivory Coast population: 23,740,424

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Very low proficiency: 97. Iraq -

EF EPI score: 42.39

Capital city: Baghdad

Iraq population: 37,202,572

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Very low proficiency: 98. Saudi Arabia -

EF EPI score: 41.60

Capital city: Riyadh

Saudi Arabia population: 34,218,169

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Very low proficiency: 99. Kyrgyzstan -

EF EPI score: 41.51

Capital city: Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan population: 6,389,500

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Very low proficiency: 100. Libya -