Spain needs to progress in English. This is shown by the results of a report carried out by the global chain Education First (EF), which includes the results of the tests carried out on 2.1 million non-native people of English from 116 countries and regions, making it the international survey with the largest sample in relation to English proficiency.
According to data from said report, Spain is at the bottom of Europe, occupying position number 26 (out of 35 analyzed), in terms of proficiency in English. If a comparetotive With other European countries, it is observed that, for example, Portugal is in position number 5 on the entire continent, Germany in position number 9, Romania in position number 10, Bulgaria in position 14 or Hungary in position 15. , all of them far above Spain in English proficiency.
Behind Spain are countries such as France, Italy, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. In this sense, Spain occupies the position number 36 in the world in terms of English proficiency and, if a comparison is made with last year, in 2024, Spain has lost one position compared to 2023, when it was ranked 35th in the world in English proficiency.
By region, only Galicia and Madrid obtain a “high” rating, while by city only Vigo, Gijón, Zaragoza, La Coruña, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid and Málaga have this grade, in this order. If the data obtained this year by the regions of Spain are compared with the data for 2023, it is observed that Galicia and Madrid They maintain a “High” command of the language, however, Asturias loses this category and currently has a “Moderate” level of English. No Spanish region or city obtains the “Very High” classification, as happens in other countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden or Portugal.
Niccolo Del Monte, CEO of Education First Spainpoints out that “we have not noticed major changes in Spain’s scores since 2013, while, for example, Portugal has advanced 20 places in the same period.” “If we want to be a reference in attraction and investment, we have to create opportunities for cooperation and collaboration with institutions, colleges, and universities that allow students to boost their knowledge of English,” he concludes.
Within Spain, the study data is added to that published by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, corresponding to the 2022-2023 academic year and consulted by ABC, which places again and for the fourth consecutive year at Catalonia in the last position in terms of the introduction of the foreign language in the second cycle of Early Childhood Education (children from 3 to 6 years old), and of the last in the introduction of a second language in the next two stages of compulsory schooling (Primary Education and Secondary).
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