Last Updated on 2022-07-28 , 6:23 pm
Singapore is pretty well-known for being a bilingual country.
With English as our first language, we put emphasis and importance into English as our speaking language.
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But…are we the best English speakers in Asia?
“Best English Speakers in Asian Countries”
According to the English Proficiency Index score, Singapore is ranked #1 as the country with the best English speakers.
What’s interesting is that our neighbour, Malaysia, is ranked #3, while the runner up is the Philippines.
Globally, Singapore is ranked 4th.

China is ranked #7 in Asia, which is higher than Thailand at #22.
Here’s the full list for Asia:
- Singapore (4th globally)
- The Philippines (18th globally)
- Malaysia (28th globally)
- Hong Kong (32nd globally)
- South Korea (37th globally)
- India (48th globally)
- China (49th globally)
- Macau (57th globally)
- Nepal (62nd globally)
- Pakistan (63rd globally)
- Bangladesh (65th globally)
- Vietnam (66th globally)
- Japan (78th globally)
- Indonesia (80th globally)
- Sri Lanka (82nd globally)
- Mongolia (83rd globally)
- Afghanistan (87th globally)
- Uzbekistan (88th globally)
- Myanmar (93rd globally)
- Kazakhstan (96th globally)
- Cambodia ((97th globally)
- Thailand (100th globally)
- Kyrgyzstan (101st globally)
- Tajikistan (103rd globally)
There are two types of Singapore English: Standard Singapore English and Singapore Colloquial English (Singlish), and yes, Singlish has its own grammar, too.
Watch this to the end to know more about Singlish:
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