English is today's world language. Even before the rise of the Internet and its associated globalization, English language skills were a basic requirement for most jobs. Although it is now possible to communicate in English in almost every country in the world, test evaluations have shown which countries' residents are especially good at English in addition to their native language. For this purpose, a language test related to the GER standard, which classifies foreign language skills into six levels, was used. Results were available from beginner to the highest level (C2) with near-native knowledge and were converted into points for each country depending on the participant's origin.
Nordic people love English
With 1.3 million participants completing the EC Standard English Test, native English speakers have a huge opportunity to communicate optimally, especially in Scandinavia. One reason for this is probably the common language family. In Swedish, for example: Find over 1,000 words that are also used in English. Sweden took first place with a score of 70.72 out of 100, followed closely by the Netherlands with a score of 70.31. In third place is Norway, ahead of Denmark, followed by Luxembourg in fifth place. Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium and Austria follow in 6th to 10th place. Outside the top 10, Poland and Switzerland remain in good positions.
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