Thailand is ranked 53rd among 80 non-native English speaking countries and territories in the EF English Proficiency Index 2017. This year's ranking, conducted by Switzerland-based Education First, a global language school operator which has branches worldwide, is based on test data from more than one million adults who took the EF Standard English Test (EF SET) last year. In the latest ranking, Thailand has a score of 49.78, which is classified as low proficiency. This campaign encourages Singaporeans to speak and write using Standard English rather than local "Singlish". In Malaysia, the state Professional Upskilling of English Language Teachers project was launched in 2012, and has trained over 15,000 teachers.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2017 00:22 UTC