Yet, it has consistently topped the English proficiency table of the EF English Proficiency Index — one to three — nine years in a row. True too, Dutch and English share the same language root: Indo-European branch. So why do the Dutch score so high in English proficiency? And our EF English Proficiency Index score shows. Malaysia will do well by going Dutch.

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 15:56 UTC