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EF EPIEF English Proficiency Index

Colombia

#77 of 111
Proficiency: Low
EF EPI score: 477
Global average score: 502
Position in Latin America: 17 of 20
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Geographic scores

Regions

  • Quindío515
  • Atlantico506
  • Bogota D.C.503
  • Antioquia495
  • Risaralda485
  • Boyaca470
  • Santander467
  • Caldas463
  • Cundinamarca456
  • Meta454
  • Narino450
  • Bolivar448
  • Magdalena446
  • Cesar441
  • Valle del Cauca438
  • Sucre438
  • Cauca435
  • Huila429
  • Tolima422
  • Cordoba421
  • Norte de Santander395
  • Putumayo358

Cities

  • Armenia516
  • Barranquilla510
  • Medellín506
  • Bogotá503
  • Bucaramanga496
  • Manizales484
  • Pereira482
  • Cali480
  • Neiva472
  • Villavicencio470
  • Cartagena461
  • Valledupar460
  • Neiva458
  • Santa Marta457
  • Ibagué447
  • Popayan447
  • Montería439
  • Cúcuta416
  • Tuluá400

Demographic scores

Gender

Female: 464

Male: 490

Age groups

  • 18-20 year olds

  • 21-25 year olds

  • 26-30 year olds

  • 31-40 year olds

  • 41+ year olds

Proficiency trends

2022
#77 of 111
Proficiency level:Low
2021
#81 of 112
Proficiency level:Low
2020
#77 of 100
Proficiency level:Very low
2019
#68 of 100
Proficiency level:Low
2018
#60 of 88
Proficiency level:Low
2017
#51 of 80
Proficiency level:Low
2016
#49 of 72
Proficiency level:Very low
2015
#57 of 70
Proficiency level:Very low
2014
#42 of 63
Proficiency level:Low
2013
#46 of 60
Proficiency level:Very low
2012
#50 of 54
Proficiency level:Very low
2011
#41 of 44
Proficiency level:Very low

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