Germany news: UNICEF says child well-being ranking 'alarming'
Key takeaways
- A new study ranks Germany near the bottom in child well-being and education.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Dpgf Germany ranked 25th out of 37 countries in the study by the UN Children's Fund Image: picture alliance/dpa Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know.
- The three top spots were taken by the Netherlands, Denmark and France.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
A new study ranks Germany near the bottom in child well-being and education. Meanwhile, authorities say a dead humpback spotted off Denmark is the same creature that spent weeks beached off Germany's coast. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dpgf Germany ranked 25th out of 37 countries in the study by the UN Children's Fund Image: picture alliance/dpa Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know. A study finds Germany is being outperformed by poorer countries when it comes to child well-being and education The dead humpback whale off Anholt island is the same creature that spent weeks stranded off Germany's Baltic Sea coast Protesters are set to gather in Berlin to mark Nakba Day, which commemorates the eviction of Palestinians from their lands in 1948 amid the foundation of modern-day Israel The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany calls for harsher penalties for antisemitic crimes, including denying Israel's right to exist St. Pauli and Heidenheim are automatically relegated in the last round of Bundesliga fixtures this season; Wolfsburg win a reprieve to complete in the relegation playoff 24 Hours of the Nürburgring endurance race starts, this year with F1 star Max Verstappen competing Read on here for our roundup of the top headlines from and about Germany on May 16 and 17, 2026:
05/17/2026May 17, 2026Germany ranks poorly on child well-being: UNICEFGerman children are growing up in poorer conditions than those in Hungary, Slovakia, Portugal and Romania, according to the study Image: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/picture allianceGermany has placed 25th in a comparative study by the UN Children's Fund looking at overall child well-being in 37 EU and OECD countries.