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EF EPIEF English Proficiency Index

France

#49
Ranked no. 49 out of 116 countries
EF EPI score:524
-7-7pt on previous score
Global average score:477
Position in Europe: 33 of 35
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Proficiency Trends

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  • Moderate
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Geographic Scores

Regions

  • Île-de-France549
  • Pays de la Loire529
  • Bretagne529
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes525
  • Hauts-de-France524
  • Centre-Val de Loire522
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur521
  • Occitanie515
  • Grand Est509
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine509
  • Normandie496
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté496
  • La Réunion488
  • Guadeloupe487
  • Corse476
  • Martinique446

Cities

  • Grenoble612
  • Paris586
  • Brest578
  • Lille577
  • Aix-En-Provence573
  • Lyon572
  • Angers571
  • Rennes564
  • Nancy563
  • Nantes560
  • Strasbourg558
  • Amiens557
  • Metz556
  • Toulouse551
  • Tours551
  • Montpellier550
  • Bordeaux547
  • Nice546
  • Marseille543

Age Trends

  • 18-20 yrs
  • 21-25 yrs
  • 26-30 yrs
  • 31-40 yrs
  • 41+ yrs

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