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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

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

England and Wales: English proficiency of largest non-native populations in 2011

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