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Czechia consistently lags behind in terms of English proficiency compared to the majority of its European neighbours. Education Minister Mikuláš Bek thinks the key to improving results is starting to teach English earlier, and is proposing that the compulsory age at which children start learning the world’s most widely-spoken foreign language be decreased.
According to the latest English Proficiency Index (EPI) from 2023, conducted by the international education organisation English First and based on the largest sample size of test results in the world, Czechia ranks lower than all other EU countries in terms of English proficiency, with the exception of only France, Italy, and Spain.
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Author: Anna Fodor