Low SES children (Anm.: Socioeconomic Status) start a long way behind in Germany and remain there …

„Low SES children start a long way behind in Germany and remain there, whereas low SES children start on a remarkably equal footing in France in international terms but fall behind sharply during the course of schooling.“
Dr. Jascha Dräger u. a., Cross-national differences in socioeconomic achievement inequality in early primary school: the role of parental education and income in six countries (2023), S. 18.