Japan ranks 92nd in English proficiency, lowest ever: survey - The Mainichi
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TOKYO -- Japan ranked a record low 92nd in the 2024 English proficiency ranking of 116 countries and regions where English is not the native language,

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.

  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    Just wait til you run into it for languages other than English. Froofy bakeries love throwing French words in as well, so you might be left wondering about the flavor of a ガトーフランボワーズ

        • Woht24@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 days ago

          You’re telling me ‘wait until you see katakana for other languages’.

          I’m saying I have many times over, it doesn’t change my opinion.

          • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            6 days ago

            I wasn’t contradicting you, just adding a bit about how katakana sucks for French (and in general). Guess it could’ve been phrased better–I agree that saying stuff out loud helps.