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Statistical data from the federal government and the federal states

Statistics on the federal act

Official statistics are produced on the Federal Government's procedure. The legal basis is Section 17 of the Federal s Assessment Act (BQFG). The statistics are produced by the statistical offices of the federal government and federal states. The Federal Statistical Office publishes new results from the statistics on a yearly basis. The reference date in each case is 31 December of the previous year. The Federal Institute for (BIBB) evaluates the data from the federal statistics.

Since the Federal Government’s entered into force on 1 April 2012, 383,253 applications for recognition of a professional or have been reported within federal statistics (reference date: 31 December 2024)

The results for 2024 in brief:

  • 55,332 applications reported, of which:
    • Top 3 : general nurse (22,425 applications), medical practitioner (10,857 applications) and physiotherapist (1,782 applications)
    • 88 percent were for vocational qualifications from third countries (in particular Turkey, India and Tunisia)
    • 50 percent of applications were made from abroad (foreign applications)
  • 66,879 procedures: decision made:
    • 43 percent with full
    • 10 percent with partial equivalence
    • 45 percent with the “requirement” of a (not yet completed as of 31 December 2024).
    • 1 percent negative
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BIBB, 2025

Evaluation federal statistics 2024

Evaluation of the official statistics on the Federal Recognition Act 2024. Results of the BIBB Recognition Monitoring.

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BIBB, 2024

Recognition fact sheet 2023

Facts and figures providing a clear summary of the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in 2023.

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Statistics relating to federal state laws

Official statistics are also produced on the federal state . In addition to the Federal Statistical Office, the statistical offices of the federal states also produce figures on the recognition of foreign .

The following links will take you to the statistical data for the respective federal state.