
- Bordeaux has the best English speakers (then Lille, Paris, and Lyon)
- Toulon ranked worst city, with “very low” proficiency
- Ile-de-France best English-speaking region
- Worst French regions: Brittany, Centre et Val-de-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Compté
- French women outperform men
- French men and women above global average, below Europe's average
- English skill level decreases noticeably with age

He added that the youths have a “thirst to explore” and are much less likely to listen to bodies like the Academie Francaise which has fought hard to resist the influence of English over the years.

High school students in France. Photo: AFP


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