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A list of countries by the percentage of people who can speak English as a first or second language, based on various sources and estimates. See the rankings, numbers, and notes for each country, including the United States, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and more.
The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) ranks countries by the equity of English language skills among adults who took the EF test. The latest edition, published in 2023, shows that Europe has the highest proficiency, while the Middle East averages the lowest.
The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories where English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. The term "Anglosphere" is sometimes used to refer to the core countries where English is the native language of most people, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Find out which countries and territories have English as an official language used in citizen interactions with government officials. See the list of 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities, their population, geographic region, and primary language.
This web page lists languages by total number of speakers, including first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) speakers, based on Ethnologue (2023). It also explains the difficulties and challenges of defining and counting languages and speakers.
Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as Monaco (LE 86.37 years, population 39,000), San Marino (LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and Saint Barthélemy (LE 84.29 years, population 11,000). The values are rounded, all calculations were done on raw data.
This is a list of countries by literacy rate for different age groups and genders, based on UNESCO data. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%, but it varies widely by region and country.
A list of languages ranked by the number of native speakers, based on Ethnologue data. Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language, followed by Spanish, English, Arabic, Hindi, and Portuguese.