In Germany more than 80% still buy cars with manual transmissions: https://presse.adac.de/meldungen/technik/maenner-fahren-auto...
This is very different from the sedated "keep your lane", slow speeds and wide roads everywhere traffic in the US.
That said, I know of one person who was told to go fast on the Autobahn during their driving lessons by their instructor. Definitely not part of the official test though.
That being said, my instructor told me to "floor it" once in a driving lessons as well, just to see how it feels and how the car behaves.
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On the other hand, your instructor may very well encourage you to try out driving fast once, because having done that is much easier with someone next to you who can help or recover from dangerous situations.