Latin Americans who best speak English 2023| Statista

Argentina scored 562 out of a maximum of 800 points in the English Proficiency Index 2023. That was the highest score among all Latin American countries included in the survey. The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, also received the highest English proficiency score among all the Latin American cities analyzed. Mexico and Haiti received the lowest scores in the region.

English Proficiency Index for selected countries in Latin America in 2023 (index score)

Characteristic	Score (from 1 to 800)
Argentina	562
Honduras	545
Costa Rica	534
Uruguay	534
Paraguay	531
Bolivia	525
Chile	525
Cuba	520
Peru	519
El Salvador	513
Venezuela	510
Guatemala	507
Nicaragua	505

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2024

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

2.2 million adult test takers worldwide

Supplementary notes

The data is based on test results of 2.2 million adults who took the EF Standard English Test (EF SET) or one of EF's English placement tests around the world. The test is online based and checks passive skills - reading and listening. The median age of test takers was 26.
Proficiency levels used by the source:
C2: 700-800 points
C1: 600-699
B2: 500-599
B1: 400-499
A2: 300-399
A1: 200-299
Pre-A1: 1-199

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