English proficiency index shows Cambodia’s language skills progress

Cambodians are increasingly learning English as their second language and the country has been ranked 84th out of 100 countries in the world in English proficiency according to the recent EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) 2020. The country landed 94th in last year’s survey, moving up ten places this year. However, it has remained under the “very low” proficiency designation since its inclusion in 2014.

Among 24 countries in Asia, Cambodia ranks 18th. Singapore, with very high proficiency English skills, settled at the tenth spot among 100 countries globally, but first in Asia. The Philippines is second in Asia followed by Malaysia, South Korea, Macau, China and India.

Thailand is 89th among the global rankings while 20th in Asia. Vietnam got the 65th spot and 13th in Asia.

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