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
The main differences between the German Education system and the North American and Anglo-Saxon systems, are at the level of high school. Although all children start school at the age of 6 and attend the elementary school called Grundschule in German, by the age of 10 they are separated into 4 different kinds of what we will call secondary school. Therefore, German children spent only the first 4 years together in the German education system.