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EF EPIEF English Proficiency Index

France

#34 of 111
Proficiency: Moderate
EF EPI score: 541
Global average score: 502
Position in Europe: 26 of 35
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  • Low
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  • Global average

Geographic scores

Regions

  • Île-de-France573
  • Pays de la Loire563
  • Occitanie557
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur555
  • Grand Est551
  • Centre-Val de Loire550
  • Normandie545
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes542
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine542
  • La Réunion528
  • Hauts-de-France524
  • Bretagne520
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté511
  • Guadeloupe510
  • Corse510
  • Martinique482
  • Polynésie française439

Cities

  • Bordeaux588
  • Toulouse585
  • Paris585
  • Nantes584
  • Nice579
  • Lille575
  • Strasbourg572
  • Grenoble568
  • Lyon567
  • Marseille549
  • Montpellier541

Demographic scores

Gender

Female: 539

Male: 542

Age groups

  • 18-20 year olds

  • 21-25 year olds

  • 26-30 year olds

  • 31-40 year olds

  • 41+ year olds

Proficiency trends

2022
#34 of 111
Proficiency level:Moderate
2021
#31 of 112
Proficiency level:High
2020
#28 of 100
Proficiency level:High
2019
#31 of 100
Proficiency level:Moderate
2018
#35 of 88
Proficiency level:Moderate
2017
#32 of 80
Proficiency level:Moderate
2016
#29 of 72
Proficiency level:Moderate
2015
#37 of 70
Proficiency level:Low
2014
#29 of 63
Proficiency level:Moderate
2013
#35 of 60
Proficiency level:Low
2012
#23 of 54
Proficiency level:Moderate
2011
#17 of 44
Proficiency level:Moderate

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