EF EPI 2014

Brasil

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LOW PROFICIENCY #38 OF 63 COUNTRIES

EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEXCOUNTRY FACT SHEET

SÃO PAULO

SALVADOR

RIO DE JANEIRO

BELO HORIZONTE

BRASÍLIA

Low Profi ciencyEF EPI Score: 49.96

BRAZIL

HighVery High LowModerate Very LowPROFICIENCY BANDS

REGIONAL DATA

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Paraná

Distrito Federal

Rio Grande do Sul

Minas Gerais

Santa Catarina

Espírito Santo

Sergipe

Pernambuco

Paraíba

Amapá

Rio Grande do Norte

Goiás

52.89

52.65

52.35

51.96

51.76

51.43

51.12

51.04

50.96

50.30

49.78

49.70

49.46

49.22

São Paulo

Brasília

Rio de Janeiro

Belo Horizonte

Salvador

STATE EF EPI STATE EF EPI EF EPICITY

Mato Grosso do Sul

Ceará

Bahia

Amazonas

Acre

Pará

Roraima

Piauí

Alagoas

Tocantins

Rondônia

Maranhão

Mato Grosso

49.02

48.95

48.82

48.25

48.16

47.92

47.60

47.40

46.98

46.56

45.98

45.86

45.68

53.40

52.81

52.44

50.89

48.51

Few adults in Brazil speak English well. English profi ciency in Brazil has improved slightly in the past seven years, although many countries in Latin America have improved far more during the same period. Adults in Brazil’s two largest cities have stronger English skills than adults in other parts of the country, which refl ects a global competency gap between major cities and other areas. Women in Brazil speak English better than men. As in most countries around the world, Brazilian adults aged 35-44 have stronger English skills than those in other age groups.

COUNTRY FACT SHEET / BRAZIL

Low Profi ciency

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+6.7

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9

EF EPI Score Change (2007-2013)

ENGLISH BY AGE

Latin America WorldBrazil

60

52

48

44

40

36

18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 55 55 +

56

ENGLISH BY GENDER

EF EPI Score

Age Groups

Female Male

53.53

50.7548.7551.72 50.75

47.4147.74

Latin America WorldBrazil

EF EPI Score

COUNTRY FACT SHEETEF EPI 2014

ABOUT THE EF EPI

The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) is the world’s most comprehensive ranking of countries by adult English skills. This country fact sheet is a companion to the EF EPI fourth edition report. To read the full EF EPI report, with a ranking of 63 countries and territories, regional analysis, and demographic trends, visit www.ef.com/epi. The EF English Proficiency Index is published by EF Learning Labs, a division of EF Education First.