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MODERATE PROFICIENCY #27 OF 63 COUNTRIES
EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEXCOUNTRY FACT SHEET
Italia
EF EPI 2014 WWW.EF.COM/EPI
NAPLES
ROME
TURIN
HighVery High LowModerate Very LowPROFICIENCY BANDS
Moderate ProficiencyEF EPI Score: 52.80
ITALY
MILAN
BOLOGNA
FLORENCE
REGIONAL DATA
Lombardy
Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Piedmont & Valle d’Aosta
Tuscany
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Veneto
Emilia-Romagna
Marche
56.11
56.04
55.14
54.99
54.81
53.76
53.67
53.43
52.39
REGION EF EPI REGION EF EPI
Liguria
Apulia
Umbria
Sicily
Abruzzo & Molise
Sardinia
Campania
Calabria & Basilicata
52.29
51.33
50.61
48.15
47.98
47.91
47.53
47.48
Milan
Florence
Rome
Bologna
Turin
Naples
EF EPICITY
57.73
56.70
56.24
55.31
54.91
54.38
Italian adults speak English moderately well, and their proficiency levels have improved in the past seven years. However, Italian adults are still far behind most Europeans. The average Italian does not have a command of English sufficient for the workplace, although there is some cause for optimism. English proficiency among Italian adults under 35 is higher than that of their older counterparts. This finding indicates that the education system has been more successful in teaching English than it was previously. Women in Italy speak English significantly better than men.
COUNTRY FACT SHEET / ITALY
Moderate Proficiency
REGIONAL TRENDS
EF EPI Score Change (2007-2013)
Nor
way
Ukr
aine
Esto
nia
Fran
ce
Slov
enia
Net
herl
ands
Swed
en
Latv
ia
Den
mar
k
Finl
and
Por
tuga
l
Switz
erla
nd
Italy
Bel
gium
Ger
man
y
Aust
ria
Slov
akia
Cze
ch R
epub
lic
Hun
gary
Spai
n
Pol
and
Turk
ey
+4.6
3
+3.9
8 +6.1
1
+2.7
2
+3.1
5
-0.4
7
-4.7
6
+0.4
1
+4.2
5
+7.7
5
+3.7
5
+1.0
6
+9.6
4
+3.2
1 +5.3
2
+8.1
7
+1.5
4 +3.6
9
-4.5
9
+10.
14
+1.7
7
-4.1
6
ENGLISH BY AGE
64
56
52
48
44
40
60
ENGLISH BY GENDER
EF EPI Score
Italy WorldEurope
Female Male
Italy WorldEurope
53.53
50.75
57.83
54.25
50.75
55.55
51.18
18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 55 55 +
Age Groups
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.
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