in germany the national average skills level of adults yearolds is below the average for literacy among countries participating in the survey of adult skills and above the average for numeracy young adults yearolds have on average higher skills proficiency levels than yearolds in germany and their skills levels are at or above the average of their peers in other participating countries germany s unemployment rates are among the lowest across oecd countries of yearolds in compared to the oecd average of and germany is the only oecd country where unemployment rates fell between and in march unemployment was compared to the oecd average of young people are well integrated in the labour market and only of yearolds were not in education and not employed in compared to the oecd average of figure