One of the main objectives of countries and their governments is to promote the learning of English in order to develop people qualified to face a world of work that is increasingly competitive and requires knowledge of a second language, which therefore general is English.
OK In the global ranking of Education First, EF, the Latin American country that occupies first place in the region in the best command of English is Argentina. This country obtained a score of 562 and was ranked 28th out of the 116 nations evaluated, and is the only nation that has a “high” level of English proficiency. For its part, Colombia presents very low levelssomething that has been generating great concern among the authorities.
These are the other Latin American countries that have shown progress in mastering this universal language.
- Argentina (562 points, “high” level).
- Honduras.
- Uruguay.
- Costa Rica.
- Paraguay and Bolivia.
For their part, nations such as Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia presented the lowest levels in the region. The average on the continent remained stable during 2024. However, several nations experienced interesting changes.
For example, countries like Brazil, El Salvador and Cuba They lost more than 10 points in their score, while Mexicoalthough still at a low level, showed a slight recovery after years of decline and other countries that have been improving in this area are Uruguay and Colombia.
Another interesting point analyzed by EF is the gender gap in the use of English as a second language, in most countries in the region. men have at least 10 points more than women, marking the largest overall difference.
At a global level, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are the countries that lead the list with scores greater than 600 points and with a level classified as “very high” while nations such as Azerbaijan and Turkey occupy the last places in the ranking with less than 490. points and a low level.
Although Argentina leads the region and occupies a good place globally, there is still a lot of room for improvement compared to Asia and Europe, where the command of this language is generally excellent.
To begin to reduce this gap, countries must develop educational and political programs to promote the learning of English. One of the keys is to maintain the level in countries like Argentina and make progress in countries with lower levels, such as Colombia or Mexico. .
