So many Germans can't read and write properly

6 million people are not able to read in Germany. 16 % of students with a high School-leaving qualification in Germany are not able to read or forgot to read. When I told my wife about this statistic, she replied: "Now you've gone mad! Once you've learned to read, you can do it forever. If you get a high school diploma, you won't forget how to read." A day later, she went to her needlework circle, a meeting of women to do needlework together. There she told me about me and the fact that there are people who have finished school and later forget how to read. One participant said: "That really does exist. After my studies, I had a job where I didn't have to read. At some point I realized that I was on the verge of forgetting how to read altogether. That's when I forced myself to consciously start reading books again."

I was very surprised by this anecdote and it illustrates why even people with a high school degree can forget how to read. If you want to learn more about this topic, I recommend my handbook "Stories and Oral Bibles" at Download. download.