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
But however well Germans have arranged their system of education, problems remain. The integration of two entirely different education systems within the country's highly federalized system had not been completed as of mid-1995.n addition, the country's vaunted system of higher education is beset by severe overcrowding despite its great expansion since the 1960s. Moreover, many who begin study at the university level are not adequately prepared to meet its demands.