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I am pretty sure that the US graduates a larger fraction of its population from college than Germany does. At least that was true in 2012: https://www.businessi

I am pretty sure that the US graduates a larger fraction of its population from college than Germany does. At least that was true in 2012: https://www.businessinsider.com/r-us-falls-behind-in-college-competition-oecd-2014-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/r-us-falls-behind-in-college... (ignore the headline and go to the actual numbers)

someguydave 5y ago
having a degree is no guarantee that you possess employable skills. Germany is much better at shunting people away from university who are not qualified to be there. Generally, they go to trade schools and apprenticeships.
- atoav 5y ago
  Also there is a hybrid called "Fachhochschule" which is a more practical variant of an university