Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: rapid (adj). a part of a river where the current is very fast. rapid (adj). done or occurring in a brief period of time. a rapid rise through the ranks. rapid, speedy (adj). characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed.
In Germany, most adults whose highest level of attainment is upper secondary or post-secondary education have a vocational qualification (see above) and these adults have above-average employment rates, especially among younger adults: 85% of 25-34 year-olds with a vocational upper
I don't know where your statistics come from or what the compiler considers college degrees.. Some countries also have a different educational structure. Germany, for example, has a trade school option that kids can choose instead of going to the kind of high schools that leads to college. The same sort of education might by obtained in the U.S. at the college level instead.