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EF EPIEF English Proficiency Index

Pakistan

#70 of 111
Proficiency: Low
EF EPI score: 488
Global average score: 502
Position in Asia: 11 of 24
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  • Global average

Geographic scores

Regions

  • Sind495
  • Punjab489
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa486
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir463
  • Gilgit-Baltistan452
  • Balochistan450

Cities

  • Islamabad523
  • Lahore507
  • Rawalpindi504
  • Karachi499
  • Peshawar475

Demographic scores

Gender

Female: 490

Male: 486

Age groups

  • 18-20 year olds

  • 21-25 year olds

  • 26-30 year olds

  • 31-40 year olds

  • 41+ year olds

Proficiency trends

2022
#70 of 111
Proficiency level:Low
2021
#63 of 112
Proficiency level:Low
2020
#61 of 100
Proficiency level:Low
2019
#54 of 100
Proficiency level:Low
2018
#50 of 88
Proficiency level:Low
2017
#52 of 80
Proficiency level:Low
2016
#48 of 72
Proficiency level:Low
2015
#45 of 70
Proficiency level:Low
2012
#17 of 54
Proficiency level:Moderate

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