In 2022, Argentina became the country with the best level of English as a second language in all of Latin America, something that has already happened for many years.
These are times in which language, in a context of booming social networks, is vital not only for Internet users, but also for brands and companies that, day by day, are seeking to connect more with youth. .
To this day, English is known to be the most widely spoken foreign language in the world. This is how he reveals it ranking of languages most studied as a second language carried out by the Instituto Cervantesthe same that, even, asserts that the Spanish and the French compete for second place.
According to what said institution indicates, in 2021, the number of Spanish students grew to 24 million, double what there was 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 trade between Spanish-speaking countries and the rest of the world”, which “have contributed to consolidate the instrumental character of this language in the international arena and to increase the visibility of cultural products produced in Spanish”.
The level of English in Latin America
Now, it’s time to talk about English as a second language; How important is the English language in Latin America and, above all, how positioned is it?
As shown in the graph above, Argentina was once again established, in 2022, as the Latin American country with the best level of English as a second language.
Data from English Proficiency Indexthe ranking Global Education First (EF) score that measures the level of English proficiency in non-English-speaking countries and regions, Mexico achieved a score of 447 in the level of English 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” level. Costa Rica, Cuba, Paraguay and Bolivia complete the Latin American top 5. On the other hand, Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama, in this order, have the lowest levels in the region.