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Bildungslücke

gap in education

noun BIL-dungs-lue-keh Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

knowledge gap

Usage Note

Bildungslücke refers to a specific area of knowledge a person lacks due to incomplete schooling or missed instruction. Often used in discussions of inequality — children from disadvantaged backgrounds may accumulate Bildungslücken that are hard to close.

Examples

"Die Lehrerin half den Schülern, ihre Bildungslücken zu schließen."

Natural Translation

The teacher helped the pupils close their knowledge gaps.

Literal Translation

The teacher helped the pupils their education-gaps to close.

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