According to a survey, the vast majority of young people in Germany are optimistic about their own future. More than two-thirds (70 percent) of 14- to 21-year-olds either “strongly” or “somewhat” agreed with the statement “I think I have a good future” in a Forsa survey released Thursday. Only 7 percent believe “rather not” or “not at all” in a good future for themselves. Almost every fourth respondent (23 percent) did not want to take a clear position in either direction.
In October and November, the opinion research institute surveyed a good 1,000 young people and young adults aged between 14 and 21 in a representative manner. The Stifterverband, the SOS Children’s Villages and the German Children and Youth Foundation jointly published the results on Thursday ahead of the annual “Day of Education” they initiated on December 8th.
The vast majority (82 percent) also have a “positive” or “rather positive” view of their professional future. Only 15 percent are pessimistic about this question.
The bad news: 64 percent of adolescents and young adults do not believe that all children in Germany have the same opportunities for a good education, regardless of their social and cultural background. The perception of equal opportunities in the German education system is thus at its lowest level since this question was first asked in 2015.
