In 2021, most people in England and Wales who did not have English as their main language were proficient in English to some degree, with 43.9 percent advising they could speak English "very well" and a further 35.8 percent who could speak English "well".
English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 29, 2022). English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "English Proficiency of Residents Who Do Not Identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as Their Main Language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
English proficiency of residents who do not identify English (English or Welsh in Wales) as their main language in England and Wales in 2011 and 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/330277/english-language-proficiency-of-non-native-speakers-england-and-wales/
