Global ranking:
#86

China

EF EPI score:464
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Global average score:488

Scores by skill

Reading score: 492
Listening score:436
Writing score:455
Speaking score:448
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Age Trends

  • 18-20 yrs
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  • 26-30 yrs
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  • 41+ yrs

Scores by job function

Accounting & Finance:487
Admin & Clerical:482
Customer Service:489
Human Resources:479
IT:491
Legal:452
Marketing:529
Operations:504
Purchasing & Procurement:459
R&D:482
Sales:510
Strategy & Project Management:517
Student:489
Teacher:539
Technicians & Maintenance:474
Unspecified / unemployed:432

Geographic Scores

Regions

  • Hong Kong538
  • Zhejiang506
  • Jiangxi498
  • Shandong497
  • Fujian489
  • Heilongjiang489
  • Liaoning487
  • Guangdong486
  • Anhui486
  • Jiangsu485
  • Shaanxi485
  • Hubei482
  • Sichuan480
  • Shanxi480
  • Macau478
  • Jilin476
  • Hunan469
  • Yunnan460
  • Hainan458
  • Guangxi456
  • Hebei453
  • Gansu447
  • Henan433
  • Guizhou429

Cities

  • Hangzhou515
  • Beijing514
  • Nanjing512
  • Changsha511
  • Shanghai508
  • Jinan502
  • Guangzhou498
  • Shenzhen498
  • Tianjin498
  • Wuhan496
  • Dalian496
  • Hefei482
  • Harbin480
  • Suzhou473
  • Chengdu472
  • Xian471
  • Chongqing460
  • Zhengzhou439

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