In the 21st century, in addition to teaching traditional basic skills, the teaching of digital skills is essential for an adequate school education. First and foremost, this requires a modern digital infrastructure and sufficient digital skills among teachers.
In order to create a corresponding picture of digital school education in Germany, the D21 initiative conducted a representative survey of 2,353 parents of school-age children in connection with the eGovernment MONITOR 2022.
It is true that the coronavirus pandemic has also led to a considerable surge in digitalisation in schools. Nevertheless, the majority of parents surveyed were critical of the state of digital education in schools. Only 39% are of the opinion that their child is being taught the necessary digital skills at school.
The inadequate infrastructure and equipment in many places can be identified as a major obstacle to adequate digital education. For example, around 25% of pupils still do not learn with digital devices and only 62% of respondents state that their child has internet access at their school. In addition, 34% of respondents cited insufficient digital skills among teachers as a reason for the lack of digital education in schools.
