German disaster in Vienna: Almost 75% of the first graders fight with the language!

In Vienna, a worrying picture is revealed: The number of students who fight with inadequate knowledge of German is drastically increasing. In the current school year 2024/25, 44.6 percent of all first graders, that are 8,342 children, are affected by this problem. This is shown by an inquiry of Education City Councilor Christoph Return, as reported. It is particularly alarming that 61 percent of these students were born in Austria and that 24 percent even have Austrian citizenship. This shocked many, because good language control is the basis for school and social success.

The situation varies greatly between the districts. In Margareten, one of the most problematic districts, amazing 73.8 percent of the first graders cannot be sufficiently German. In favorites and Brigittenau, this proportion is also above the critical mark of 60 percent. In contrast, the children in Vienna-Mariahilf cut 18.9 percent and Wieden best with 27.4 percent. It is terrifying to see how much these numbers drift apart, which indicates serious differences in the educational quality in the different parts of the city, as