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
REGIONAL TRENDS
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+5.5
3
+2.6
9
+4.1
2 +5.7
7
-0.6
2
+8.7
5
+6.5
1
-4.1
9
-2.0
2
-1.6
5
+0.0
8
-3.8
1
+6.7
5
+1.6
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.