EF EPI 2014
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EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEX COUNTRY FACT SHEET
Panamรก VERY LOW PROFICIENCY #52 OF 63 COUNTRIES
PANAMA Very Low Proficiency EF EPI Score: 43.70
REGIONAL MAP
PANAMA
15
Argentina
59.02
23
Dominican Republic
53.66
34
Peru
51.46
35
Ecuador
51.05
38
Brazil
49.96
39
Mexico
49.83
40
Uruguay
49.61
41
Chile
48.75
42
Colombia
48.54
43
Costa Rica
48.53
50
Venezuela
46.12
51
Guatemala
45.78
52
Panama
43.70
53
El Salvador
43.46
PROFICIENCY BANDS
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COUNTRY FACT SHEET / PANAMA Very Low Proficiency
Panama’s English proficiency is among the weakest in Latin America. Over the past seven years, Panama has seen no significant improvement in adult English skills. Panamanian women are slightly better at English than men. When looking at English skills by age cohort, Panamanian adults aged 35 to 44 do far better than other cohorts, so much so that they have English skills in line with the regional average. The relative strength of these mid-career adults merits further analysis.
REGIONAL TRENDS
+8.75
+6.75 Peru
Dominican Republic
+6.51
+5.77 Colombia
Ecuador
+5.53
+4.12
Argentina
+0.08 Panama
Chile
-0.62 Costa Rica
+2.69
-1.65 Mexico
Brazil
-2.02 Guatemala
+1.69
-3.81 Uruguay
Venezuela
-4.19 El Salvador
EF EPI Score Change (2007-2013)
ENGLISH BY AGE
EF EPI Score 60
56
52
48
44
40
36 18 - 24
25 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 55
55 + Age Groups
Panama
Latin America
World
ENGLISH BY GENDER
EF EPI Score
53.53 48.75
50.75 50.75
44.29
47.41 42.89
Female
Male
Panama
Latin America
World
EF EPI 2014
COUNTRY FACT SHEET
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.