Summary

Japan’s English proficiency ranking dropped to 92nd out of 116 countries, the lowest ever recorded.

The decline is attributed to stagnant English proficiency among young people, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Netherlands ranked first, followed by European countries, while the Philippines and Malaysia ranked 22nd and 26th, respectively.

  • Irremarkable@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    the English proficiency of young people in the country is stagnant compared to other countries and regions.

    Seems like my gut was right, that it’s less because they’re regressing, and more because other countries have been increasing theirs.

    • thrawn@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I’ve heard it characterized that Japan has been in the early 2000s since the 80s. At first ahead, but now behind with less than expected development economically, societally, and in some ways technologically.

      I’m just a foreigner and do not understand the culture well enough to be writing this comment, but reading “stagnant” didn’t surprise me much.