Pakistan Beats India in Global English Speaking Skills

Pakistanis speak better English than Indians, according to the latest global English Proficiency Index.

Key points

• The EF EPI 2025 is based on test results from 2.2 million adults who took the free EF Standard English Test (EF SET) in 2024.
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• Grok explained that Pakistani English often carries the rising-falling intonation of Urdu, along with some Persian and Arabic sound traits.
• While India's falls below it, pakistan's score is above the global average of 488.
• Efforts to improve English skills are additionally underway at the professional level, with the British Council and ICAP partnering to strengthen English proficiency for future chartered accountants.

We asked Grok why the Pakistani English accent is better than the Indian one but it refused to pick a winner on accent alone. What Grok Remarked Concerning the Accent.

In one of its replies to a similar question posted by someone else, Grok remarked accents "are subjective, not ranked by quality." Bad News for Pakistan's Cotton: World Bank Sounds the Alarm.

Grok explained that Pakistani English often carries the rising-falling intonation of Urdu, along with some Persian and Arabic sound traits. Indian English, it remarked, varies far more as it is shaped by hundreds of regional languages, and it has "stronger syllable timing." "Preference depends entirely on the listener, " Grok concluded.

Plenty of Pakistani users in the replies offered a simpler explanation. While in Pakistan it is largely the language of the educated elite, so "the barrier is higher and so is the quality." The Data: Pakistan Beats India in English, some remarked India has developed its own local accent.

While Grok avoided ranking accents, the numbers on English skills do show a clear gap. In the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) 2025, the latest edition, Pakistan ranks 67th out of 123 countries and regions with a score of 493. India ranks 74th with a score of 484.

While India's falls below it, pakistan's score is above the global average of 488. While Pakistan's stayed unchanged, india's score additionally dropped by 6 points from the previous year. Both countries are still placed in the "Low Proficiency" band. Pakistan scored higher than India in all four skills measured.

Notably, the biggest gap is in speaking, at 17 points. It is the skill closest to what individuals mean when they talk concerning accent. In South Asia, Pakistan is additionally ahead of Sri Lanka (486) and Bhutan (473), but behind Nepal (514) and Bangladesh (506). What This Means for You.

Notably, the EF EPI measures how well individuals apply English, not how their accent sounds. So the data does not prove that one accent is "better, " but it does show that Pakistani test takers, on average, read, write, listen, and speak English slightly better than Indian test takers.

That matters for jobs. English is a key skill for freelancing, call centers, IT exports, and work abroad, sectors where Pakistan and India often compete for the same clients. While customer service workers score 486, according to the index, Pakistani professionals in IT score 504 and those in operations score 515.

Where you live in Pakistan additionally makes a difference. Punjab leads the provinces with a score of 554, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (501), Sindh (491), and Balochistan (489). While Lahore (498) and Karachi (496) sit close to the national average, among cities, Islamabad (529) and Rawalpindi (524) top the list.

Efforts to improve English skills are additionally underway at the professional level, with the British Council and ICAP partnering to strengthen English proficiency for future chartered accountants. For those who worry regarding pronunciation, AI tools are additionally stepping in, such as Google Translate's feature that helps users fix their accent.

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In practice, the EF EPI 2025 is based on test results from 2.2 million adults who took the free EF Standard English Test (EF SET) in 2024. Although those sections were optional, and most test takers were assessed only on reading and listening, this edition included speaking and writing results for the first time.

Since the test is taken voluntarily online, the results reflect individuals who chose to take it rather than a random sample of the whole population. Still, it remains the largest ranking of adult English skills in the world. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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