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England and Wales: English proficiency of largest non-native populations in 2011
Proportion of the non-native population that is proficient in the use of English in England and Wales in 2011, by largest native main types*
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This statistic shows the proportion of the non-native population that is proficient in the use of English in England and Wales in 2011, by largest main language types*
94.3 percent of French speakers were proficient in English, compared with just 67.6 percent of people with Panjabi as their mother-tongue.
Proportion of the non-native population that is proficient in the use of English in England and Wales in 2011, by largest native main types*
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Aug 30, 2013
This statistic shows the proportion of the non-native population that is proficient in the use of English in England and Wales in 2011, by largest main language types*
94.3 percent of French speakers were proficient in English, compared with just 67.6 percent of people with Panjabi as their mother-tongue.
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- Release date
- August 2013
- Region
- United Kingdom (England, Wales)
- Survey time period
- March 27, 2011
- Number of respondents
- 2,223,698 respondents
- Age group
- 3 years and older
- Special properties
- speakers of the listed languages
- Method of interview
- Postal questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
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*This statistic counts individuals who reported each language as their main language. This is not an exhaustive list but rather a ranking of the languages with the highest proportions of proficient English users.
** All Other Chinese' is an aggregate of Chinese languages and excludes those that used Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese.
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- Region
- United Kingdom (England, Wales)
- Survey time period
- March 27, 2011
- Number of respondents
- 2,223,698 respondents
- Age group
- 3 years and older
- Special properties
- speakers of the listed languages
- Method of interview
- Postal questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
-
*This statistic counts individuals who reported each language as their main language. This is not an exhaustive list but rather a ranking of the languages with the highest proportions of proficient English users.
** All Other Chinese' is an aggregate of Chinese languages and excludes those that used Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese.
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