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EF EPI EF English Proficiency Index

Japan

Low proficiency EF EPI score 51.51 Position in Asia #11/25
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#53 of 100 countries/regions
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Summary

  • Japan
  • Average

Proficiency trend

2011
#14 / 44 Moderate
2012
#22 / 54 Moderate
2013
#26 / 60 Moderate
2014
#26 / 63 Moderate
2015
#30 / 70 Moderate
2016
#35 / 72 Low
2017
#37 / 80 Low
2018
#49 / 88 Low
2019
#53 / 100 Low

Proficiency by region and city

    • Ibaraki
      53.71
    • Kyoto
      53.21
    • Hyogo
      52.72
    • Tokyo
      52.58
    • Saitama
      52.23
    • Osaka
      51.34
    • Hiroshima
      51.31
    • Hokkaido
      50.80
    • Kanagawa
      50.50
    • Shizuoka
      50.48
    • Aichi
      49.24
    • Okinawa
      48.96
    • Chiba
      48.55
    • Fukuoka
      48.36
    • Nagano
      45.72
    • Yokohama
      52.32
    • Kobe
      51.57
    • Sapporo
      51.39
    • Kawasaki
      51.01
    • Tsukuba
      50.73
    • Nagoya
      49.30

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