In Sub-Saharan Africa, English operates as a language of instruction within deeply multilingual contexts. Priorities focus on strengthening teacher education and building foundational literacy at scale.

Asia’s ELT systems are large, structurally complex, and deeply varied. Priorities focus on strengthening communicative competence and teacher professional development at scale.

Across Latin America, governments have embedded English in national economic and workforce strategies. Priorities centre on teacher quality and closing the gap between policy ambition and instructional capacity.

In MENA, large-scale ELT programmes are central to national development and economic strategy. Priorities focus on teacher quality and shifting from knowledge-based to skills-oriented approaches.

Europe’s ELT infrastructure is well-established. Priorities have shifted to quality, equity, and sustainable reform.