2023 Top 5 English-Speaking African Countries Released

The 2023 English Proficiency Index (EPI), released by EF Education First, examined the English-speaking abilities of nations worldwide.

The assessment, based on data from 2.1 million adults across 113 countries, categorized countries into five proficiency levels: very high, high, moderate, low, and very low.

Out of the 113 countries surveyed, only 22 African countries participated in the study. South Africa emerged as the top English proficient country in Africa, ranking in the ‘Very high proficiency’ category at 9th place globally, alongside nations like the Netherlands and Singapore.

Following South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria secured positions in the ‘High proficiency’ category at 19th and 27th place, respectively. Ghana and Uganda ranked in the ‘Moderate proficiency’ category at 34th and 47th place, respectively.

See the table of top 5 English Proficient countries in Africa:

1. South Africa – Very high proficiency (Ranked 9th globally)
2. Kenya – High proficiency (Ranked 19th globally)
3. Nigeria – High proficiency (Ranked 27th globally)
4. Ghana – Moderate proficiency (Ranked 34th globally)
5. Uganda – Moderate proficiency (Ranked 47th globally)

   Other African nations included in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) across various proficiency levels are:

   1. Tunisia
   2. Tanzania
   3. Ethiopia
   4. Morocco
   5. Algeria
   6. Madagascar
   7. Egypt
   8. Malawi
   9. Cameroon
   10. Senegal
   11. Angola
   12. Benin
   13. Somalia
   14. Côte d’Ivoire
   15. Rwanda
   16. Libya
   17. Democratic Republic of Congo

   These countries have a range of English proficiency levels from ”moderate” to ”very low” proficiency, as indicated by the EF Education First index.