That’s because Germany implemented the necessary social reforms before the crash (around 2005), rather than after. It also still has a superior education progra

That’s because Germany implemented the necessary social reforms before the crash (around 2005), rather than after. It also still has a superior education programme with apprenticeships for standard jobs, as well as cheap university access with extra funding for poorer people. Edit: You can even see this in the graph. German youth unemployment peaked in 2005, well before the financial crisis but after a decade of slow growth, also cf. [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_man_of_Europe#Modern_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_man_of_Europe#Modern_use