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Educational Challenges and Workforce Gaps in Germany
Germany faces a paradox in education and employment. While it leads the EU in adult education, young Germans often leave school without completing their education, trailing behind only Spain and Romania.
Alarmingly, the proportion of 15-year-olds lacking basic skills has nearly doubled. Despite a historically low unemployment rate in 2023, real wages have not kept pace, prompting calls for appropriate minimum wages to support low-income earners.
The German labor market, though resilient, suffers from a persistent shortage of skilled workers and declining productivity, posing a threat to competitiveness. Additionally, women remain underrepresented in the workforce, highlighting a need for better integration.
These challenges signal urgent reforms to bolster both the education system and labor market to maintain economic stability.
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EU Comparison: Young Germans are more likely to be education slackers than the EU average
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In Germany, a relatively large number of young people leave school early or drop out of their training compared to the EU average. The proportion of young people with at most lower secondary education is significantly above the EU average, only in Spain and Romania is the situation worse. Productivity is declining in the EU, which could impair competitiveness.
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Young Germans are more likely to be educational slackers compared to the EU average
Politics
Young Germans leave school above-average often compared to the EU; only in Spain and Romania is the situation worse. The proportion of 15-year-olds without basic knowledge in mathematics has almost doubled since 2012. The German labor market performs well overall in the EU comparison, but there is a persistent shortage of skilled workers and qualifications. Unemployment has fallen to a historic low in 2023, but productivity and real wages are declining, which threatens competitiveness. Germany..
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Young Germans are more likely to be education slackers than the EU average
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Young Germans leave school more often than average in the EU comparison; only in Spain and Romania is the situation worse. The proportion of 15-year-olds without basic skills has almost doubled. Despite the good labor market development, there is a persistent shortage of skilled workers and a decline in productivity, which could impair the competitiveness of the EU.
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