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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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The data displays the proportion of the non-native population that is proficient in the use of English in England and Wales in 2011, by biggest main language types* 94.3% of French speakers were proficient in English, compared with just 67.6% of people with Panjabi as their mother-tongue.

French 94.3
Spanish 89.6
Arabic 82.4
Portuguese 80.8
Urdu 76.5
Gujarati 76.3
All other Chinese 75.4
Polish 72.4
Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 69.6
Panjabi 67.6

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