Uzbekistan drops in the rating of the level of knowledge of the English language

According to the EF English Proficiency Index of 2024, the population of Uzbekistan is among the countries with a low level of English proficiency. This was reported in the index's 2024 report.

This year, Uzbekistan took 98th place among 114 countries. This is lower than last year's result: in 2023, Uzbekistan was in 93rd place among 113 countries. On the other hand, the average rating score of Uzbeks regarding their knowledge of the English language decreased from 442 to 439 (the maximum score is 700).

Uzbekistan has been participating in this research since 2018. In that year, Uzbekistan took the 86th place among 88 countries. In this study, the results of participants aged 18 years and older are taken into account.

As in previous years, the first place in the rating was taken by the Netherlands. Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Croatia, Portugal, Denmark, Greece, Austria and Germany were included in the top ten.

Among the neighboring countries, Kyrgyzstan was ranked 88th, Afghanistan 95th, Kazakhstan 103rd and Tajikistan 109th.