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Women speak English better than men

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Poles are at the forefront of nations with the best use of the English language, according to the latest EF EPI report examining the knowledge of the English language in 70 countries. Poles came ninth. Only the inhabitants of the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Estonia and Luxembourg use the English language better.

 

- The report clearly shows that the better the knowledge of the English language in a country, the higher the GDP. Countries with the highest knowledge of the English language have the fewest births in the world. Also, the better the knowledge of English, the higher the earnings - says newsrm.tv Katarzyna Spyridakis, Manager for Relations with Educational Client, Education First.

This year's EF English Proficiency Index report is the fifth edition of the largest international ranking taking into account the level of English proficiency. The study was conducted in 70 countries on a group of over 910,000 people over the age of 18. In this ranking, Poland was surpassed only by the Scandinavian countries as well as the Netherlands, Slovenia, Estonia and Luxembourg. North Africa and the Middle East are still the regions with the lowest level of English proficiency.

Northern and Central Europe show a particularly high level of English proficiency compared to non-European countries, and their EF EPI rankings have been strengthened over the past five years. France has the lowest level of English proficiency in Europe.

Compared to last year's EF EPI ranking, Poland fell by three positions. Poles were overtaken by Slovenes, Estonians and Luxembourgers.

The report shows that the knowledge of the English language in the world has increased compared to previous years. Women speak English better than men in almost every country surveyed, but the gender difference is negligible in the top countries. The biggest gender gaps in English language skills are in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. However, in the case of specific age groups, it is most proficiently used by people between 18 and 20 years of age. The older the people are, the lower the language proficiency level is.

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