In 2022, Argentina became the country with the best level of English as a second language in all of Latin America, which has been the case for many years.
These are times when language, in a context of booming social networks, is vital not only for Internet users, but also for brands and companies that, day after day, seek to connect more with young people. .
To this day, English is known to be the most widely spoken foreign language in the world. Here’s how he reveals it classification of the most studied languages as a second language carried out by the Instituto Cervantesthe same one that even asserts that the Spanish and the French are contending for second place.
As indicated by that institution, in 2021 the number of Spanish students rose to 24 million, double the number in 2010.
It should be noted that a large part of this growth, according to what the Cervantes Institute points out, is due, as we have already mentioned, “to the increase in exchanges between Spanish-speaking countries and the rest of the world”, which “have helped to consolidate the instrumental character of this language in the international arena and to increase the visibility of cultural products made in the Spanish language”.
The level of English in Latin America
Now is the time to talk about English as a second language; How important is the English language in Latin America and, above all, how is it positioned?
As the graph above shows, Argentina was, in 2022, once again confirmed as the Latin American country with the best level of English as a second language.
The data from the index of proficiency in the English language, the classification Global Education First (EF) score which measures English proficiency in non-English speaking countries and regions, Mexico scored 447 in English proficiency among people.
The index measures countries at five levels of English proficiency, from “very low” to “very high”. Argentina is the only country in Latin America that is in the “high” tier. Costa Rica, Cuba, Paraguay and Bolivia complete the Latin American top 5. Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama, on the other hand, have the lowest levels in the region in order.