Nigeria Ranks 3rd Best English-Speaking Nation In Africa, 28th Globally | Sahara Reporters

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The Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) has ranked Nigeria 3rd in Africa and 28th globally in its 2022 English Proficiency Index ranking of 111 countries and regions by English skills. According to the ranking, Nigeria, with 564 English proficiency came ahead of Switzerland which took the 29th position, Argentina which came 30th, Hong Kong in China which came 31st, Italy which ranked 32nd, Spain which ranked 33rd and Ghana which emerged 41st globally respectively.

The Education First English Proficiency Index ranks countries by the equity of English language skills amongst adults who took the EF test, and in the 2022 edition, the ranking was calculated using test data from 2.1 million test takers in 2021.

The ranking on the regional level, of 20 African countries captured in the Education First English Proficiency Index, put Nigeria in 3rd position after South Africa which ranked 12th globally and first in Africa and Kenya which ranked 20th globally and 2nd in Africa. In 2022, 0ver 25,000 people signed a petition to stop foreign institutions from demanding an English proficiency test, the International English Language Testing System , from Nigerians.

 

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