English ability: Cambodia improves, Viet Nam, Thailand continue slump

ExPenhMan · Post by **ExPenhMan** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:03 pm

Since this cuts across SEA, I put this in General Chatter.

Swiss-based Education First issued its 2020 English proficiency rankings among non-native English speaking countries this week.

SEA nations' low rankings include Viet Nam (65th), Cambodia (84th), Thailand (89th) and Myanmar (93rd) out of 100 nations tested.

Of course, Singapore still ranks first in Asia, with Philippines and Malyasia ranking second and third.

VN has been really slipping every year since 2015, from 29th to the current 65th. (On the ground, I don't find it so bad, certainly better than Thailand.)

Cambodia has improved 10 places since last year. Good stuff.

Thailand has plunged steeply, from 53rd to 89th since 2016. No surprise.

https://www.ef.com/ca/epi/

Viet Nam story:

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietn ... 92970.html

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:42 pm

ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:03 pm
VN has been really slipping every year since 2015, from 29th to the current 84th.

Vietnam is 65th on that list.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:36 pm

So far the Vietnamese have never failed to amaze me with their English skills. That Cambodia is only 5 ranks above Thailand surprises me, it certainly feels different when traveling there. Thailand remains and has always been a disaster. On the bright side, that motivated me to learn Thai.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:46 am

Alex wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:36 pm So far the Vietnamese have never failed to amaze me with their English skills. That Cambodia is only 5 ranks above Thailand surprises me, it certainly feels different when traveling there. Thailand remains and has always been a disaster. On the bright side, that motivated me to learn Thai.

Only in the cities. Get out and English is very, very limited. And I agree, I always have wondered about how little English is spoken in Thailand.

pissontheroof · Post by **pissontheroof** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:27 am

Much easier to learn thai than cambodian ,
... better books , better teachers , makes more sense , etc etc etc

I was kicked out of school here “ for being thai “

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:43 am

thai has 5 tones
Khmer 1
I think starting from only speaking English Khmer would be easier...

English ability: Cambodia improves, Viet Nam, Thailand continue slump

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