The result "is unfortunately not surprising," and one should not "sugarcoat" it, said Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr on Tuesday when presenting the latest educational results: Only 27 percent of 14-year-olds in the eighth grade have achieved the educational standards in German and mathematics, meaning that 73 percent of young people do not meet the educational standards in the subjects of reading or mathematics. #Bildungsnot #Kompetenzmessung #Schule (translated)

