Barriers during a mobility experience The second set of challenges focused on those which occurred during the mobility experience, either when traveling, or when living abroad. Both groups of German young people, those with and those without mobility experience, identified the same three key challenges (see Figure 51 and Figure 52): getting out of the comfort zone (also labelled as unfamiliarity with daily life abroad), lack of language skills, and fears related to fitting in (making new friends). While in most of the challenges, there were no substantial differences between German youth and their counterparts from other countries, there were three exceptions (see Figure 53). About 51% of young people with mobility experience from Germany were more frequently facing the challenge of leaving their comfort zone compared to 38% of their peers. Young people without mobility experience from Germany were more worried about losing touch with friends (35%) and not making new friends (45%) compared to their fellows (21% and 32%, respectively). Figure 51: Summary overview of challenges occurring during mobility periods, as faced by those who went abroad in 2022 or 2023, among German youth, part I.
Note: Sum of "Strongly agree" and "Agree" options is used as the indicator of the overall preferences. The question read “Did you face any of the following difficulties when moving or living abroad?” and it was asked to those who went abroad in 2022 or 2023.
Figure 52: Summary overview of challenges preventing young people from going abroad in 2022 or 2023, among German youth, part II.
Note: Sum of "Strongly agree" and "Agree" options is used as the indicator of the overall preferences. The question read “Did any of the following reasons prevent you from going abroad in 2022 or 2023?” and it was asked to those who did not go abroad in 2022 or 2023.
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