It's said Kosovars speak English a lot, but it doesn't turn out to be.

In today's world, English demonstrates a strong network effect: The more people use it, the more useful it becomes. More than a billion people speak English as their first or second language. To expand businesses, new graduates, scientists and international researchers and tourists, English ability expands horizons, reduces barriers, and speeds up information exchange.

Considering this, the newest English language learning report, carried out by “EF Education First” highlights which countries have learned English as second language, better than others. For the third year in a row, Holland tops the list. Albania is ranked 50th, or among countries that know less English in Europe. As for the rest of the region, Serbia ranks in better positions, being grouped into the group of countries they know well, Macedonia in Albania's group, while Kosovo doesn't figure at all on the list.

Nordic countries again dominated the English-language rankings: The Netherlands was ranked first, followed by Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Switzerland remains in the group of highly skilled “ ” in English, but the EF noted a slight decline in all German-language regions. Meanwhile, large countries, such as Spain and Italy, are ranked even lower, 35, respectively. Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan and Libya took the bottom of the ranking.

The learning of English has never been greater than in our global day, the report points out. And yet, the demand for English ability exceeds supply. Education systems established in response to the first industrial revolution have not yet adapted to the fourth requirements. We often see English ability presented as a competitive advantage, but a recent report suggests that it is equally important for the connections it allows. Such relationships can help individuals find better jobs or start their businesses.