Immigrants to Germany and the European Union are more highly educated than ever before, according to a new German study.
The Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) reports that 32.1% of migrants from non-EU countries had a university degree or equivalent qualification in 2024 — up from 30.9% in 2023.
The study, released Monday, describes this as a “record level” and part of a continued upward trend over the past decade.
In Germany, the share of highly educated non-EU migrants rose from 29.4% to 31.1% over the same period. For migrants from other EU member states, the percentage holding a tertiary qualification climbed from 33.8% to 35.2% EU-wide, and from 28.6% to 30.1% in Germany.
And a good chunk of them want to leave. Because Germany…
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-one-in-four-immigrants-doesnt-want-to-stay/a-72936625
Can’t blame them honestly.
I live comfortably here, but that’s because my income is rather good. Is nice here if you make little or a lot. Anyone else is under huge pressure from taxes and other financial obligations like health insurance, retirement insurance and unemployment insurance. Around 60k - 65k gross income per year is where it hurts the most, where parts of your income are in the 40% tax bracket but you’re still in public health insurance. As a single, you’ll get a little less than 40k net out of that (2022 numbers, now probably worse because health insurance got more expensive). Rent close to the big cities is often over 1000 per month, buying at the moment out of the question.
All of this gets you… Germany, which isn’t bad but also not Spain for example (where I live / spent time both in bigger cities as well as in a village). Hell, even the Dutch at least have bikable cities. So… it’s not terrible, but it also doesn’t really excel…
Yeah, I’m familiar. Been living in Berlin for nearly ten years. Been wanting to leave for seven. Finally acting on it in one.
Nice. Germany has some good visa programs for skilled workers. If you’ve got the credentials, the consulates will work with you on immigration and it’s not a very onerous system.
Also, skilled workforce and politicians to reject you at the border, abuse you if you still come in, and maybe some Nazi and/or pig will even volunteer to burn you alive.
