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US has a higher proportion of university graduates than almost every European country. Especially e.g. Germany is almost 2x lower. It’s not strictly true in al
by wqaatwt 2y ago
US has a higher proportion of university graduates than almost every European country. Especially e.g. Germany is almost 2x lower.
It’s not strictly true in all cases but generally it seems that free or subsidized higher education results in rationing and lower accessibility (which is not really such a bad thing if other options like trade schools etc. are available).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiary_education_attainment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiar...
- lunar-whitey 2y agoDoes this hold if one only compares attainment of degrees in fields that are in demand? US policy has specific features that have resulted in many people of limited means pursuing degrees that confer no professional qualification at all.
- Blackarea 2y agoThat was an interesting conundrum. I used the gpt research feature to explore that so maybe take it with a grain of salt but I think it's not too bad: > In short, Americans attend college in greater numbers partly because they feel they must (to secure good jobs), whereas many Germans do not feel they need a university degree to have a good career, thanks to the established apprenticeship system and different employer expectations. https://chatgpt.com/share/680c8d76-d6a8-8010-a4cd-48155198f973 https://chatgpt.com/share/680c8d76-d6a8-8010-a4cd-48155198f9... This matches my own experience as a german citizen, that german "Ausbildung" is a very valid and accepted option. Maybe university enrollment or tertiary education on its own isn't drawing the full picture? Worth to think about