Are city dwellers more educated and experienced than village dwellers because they are exposed to more diverse impressions and have more opportunities?
In large cities, the range of schools is greater than in a village, which sometimes has secondary schools only in neighboring villages.
There are more different training positions in a big city because more companies are located there.
Does this affect education?
Cities also have more influences. Nearby airports and train stations with connections in all directions make travel possible. There are more diverse cultures, but also more crime to deal with.
There is more choice when shopping, so you also have exotic items available.
Does this affect education and experience?
Or is a villager on par?
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Cities certainly offer more cultural and educational opportunities.
However, village children also go to school, graduate from high school and study, even away from their parents' home.
Big cities have more offerings and influences, but also the corresponding social problems and hot spots. The problems on our doorstep are only partially solvable.
The best performers in terms of income, educational level, and quality of life are certainly the suburban communities, within reach of a larger city but without its negative side effects. Medium-sized cities and smaller metropolises certainly perform well compared to cities with a population of one million.
Then it always depends on the individual person and the specific circumstances; it cannot be generalized.
Emphasis on predominantly. This thesis, of course, is not universally valid. The sheer number of opportunities and offerings in cities create a completely different horizon, one that villagers are completely unaware of from their own experience. Of course, this horizon can be opened up for them as well, but that's different from being born into it and growing up with it. Education is always lived, practical experience, not just theory. On the other hand, there are, of course, plenty of stimulus that can distract and cloud or obscure the view of what is essential.
It's often the case that even the neighboring village doesn't have a school (especially a secondary school, vocational school, or university), but only in the nearest larger city. There, IMHO, there's plenty of the cultures and crime you mentioned – although perhaps not quite as severe as in big cities. Although, IMHO, in big cities, the probability is higher that there are "too many" people of one culture to whom German culture is very foreign, and that parallel societies then form…
Even in big cities, it can happen that the desired (secondary/university/vocational) school is on the other side of town and it takes ages to get there.
Because public transportation in rural areas is often so bad, the kids in the village complain less or don't call their parents crying (or start internet threads about how it's possible to still have to go to school, blah blah blah) when public transportation problems arise again. They're more likely to get to school by (e-)bike, (now e-?)scooter, etc., if the school isn't that far away for the appropriate vehicle, and their age and finances allow it. Besides, you're much less likely to get caught in the village if you're unofficially "practicing" for your driver's license 😉
And even from the village you can somehow get to a long-distance train station or airport, or even drive the whole way.
Village children are also, IMHO, more independent because their parents are more likely to let them run around in the "dangerous" wilderness (after the parents have been out and about with their children in the area since they were little and have told them repeatedly what is dangerous and what isn't), whereas in the big cities there are, IMHO, more helicopter parents who let their children travel the 2km to school only by bus or car.
Village children are also more likely to understand how events are organized or at least how much work it is (eg if they are in a club, which is quite common in villages) – in contrast to the more arrogant city dwellers who tend to think that they have paid for things and that the guest is always king and that they don't give a damn if they leave their trash lying around everywhere.
And village children can also order many exotic items online and have them sent home, or get "news" from school or the internet.
They should also plan purchases/orders better, _because_ they are used to having to drive a bit to the nearest supermarket, which isn't open until 10 pm or even midnight, which takes time, and therefore they are less likely to express order every single thing they need "immediately" (because they are too stupid to plan).
Notting, grew up in a medium-sized town with many villages around it and many relatives in villages and has been commuting to big cities for work for many years (but has been working from home a lot since Corona)
PS: My posting may contain slight exaggerations to make what I mean clearer.
Rather conceived. Education per se isn't the criterion. Most dictators in history were educated.
Virtually all universities and higher education institutions are located in large cities. Therefore, it is clear that the university locations are also home to the teachers and students, thus pushing up the average number of educated people.
That would be too simplistic; big cities are known to be attractive even for people with little education.
After this observation, I wonder why such brilliant companies like Microsoft, Ferrari, SAP, AMG, Porsche Development Center, HP, VW are not located in metropolises.
A company's location has to do with economic interests and nothing to do with the education of the area's residents. Or do you think huge companies say, let's settle in village xy, where the smartest residents live?
The employees usually move there from elsewhere.
Always these insinuations. No, that's really not what I mean. It's just the theory behind this question.
The only person making assumptions is you.
The problem in urban schools is the large number of children with a migrant background. This language barrier has been proven to lower the performance of an entire class/school.
In a village school/rural school, there are fewer migrants.
Where are the high schools and vocational training centers? Certainly not in the countryside, certainly they are in the district town.
Yes, but this "hinder" isn't really found at Gymnasium (grammar schools). Children with a migrant background who attend Gymnasium definitely no longer have language barriers and are often even particularly ambitious.
And as silly as it may sound, in a performance-oriented society, you often need to use your elbows to ultimately prevail. Children from a sheltered village community probably have a harder time with this than those who have experiences from completely different backgrounds.
You certainly won't meet people who have experiences from completely different backgrounds at high schools!
Why not? High schools aren't isolated and are still open to everyone. You can easily find students who grew up in ghettos or at least have friends and acquaintances there, even if that's not the norm.