In order to prepare young people for the modern labour market, an adequate school education requires the teaching of digital skills in addition to traditional basic skills. A large majority of 83% of parents and 74% of all respondents are therefore in favour of the introduction of computer science as a compulsory subject in schools from the 5th grade onwards. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by the digital association Bitkom among 1,007 people aged 16 and over, including 215 parents of school-age children.
Almost two thirds of respondents (65%) believe that programming skills help to prepare pupils well for the world of work. A large majority (93%) of respondents also call for the use of digital technologies and media to become standard in all schools. Only 3% of respondents are against the use of digital technologies in school lessons.
