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.