Nigeria Ranks 3rd Best English-Speaking Nation in Africa, 28th Globally
- Nigeria has gotten international recognition from the Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI)
- According to its latest ranking, Nigeria is the best English-speaking nation in Africa and 28th globally
- The West African country came 3rd behind South Africa and Kenya, which ranked first and second, respectively
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Nigeria has emerged as the third-best English-speaking nation in Africa and 28th-best globally.
According to English Skills by the Education First English Proficiency Index EF EPI website, Nigeria attained the position from the 2022 English Proficiency Index ranking of 111 countries and regions.
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Nigeria 3rd best English-speaking nation in Africa
Nigeria, with 564 English proficiency, occupied the third position behind South Africa and Kenya, which ranked first and second on the continent, respectively.
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South Africa ranked 12th globally, while Kenya ranked 20th globally and 2nd in Africa.
The ranking captured 20 African countries in the Education First English Proficiency Index.
How index ranks countries
The index ranks countries by the equity of English language skills amongst adults who took the EF test.
The ranking in the 2022 edition was calculated using test data from 2.1 million test takers in 2021.
According to the EF EPI ranking, a country must have at least 400 test takers to be included in the index.
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