Vocational trainees in Germany 2022

This graph shows the number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2022. In 2022, there were around 1.22 million trainees pursuing apprenticeships in Germany. This was a slight decrease compared to the previous year.

Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2022 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of vocational trainees in millions
1950	1.03
1960	1.27
1970	1.27
1980	1.72
1990	1.48
2000	1.7
2005	1.55
2006	1.57
2007*	1.59
2008	1.61
2009	1.57
2010	1.51
2011	1.46
2012	1.43
2013	1.39
2014	1.36
2015	1.34
2016	1.32
2017	1.32
2018	1.33
2019	1.33
2020	1.29
2021	1.26
2022	1.22

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

1950 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Due to extensive reporting changes made in 2007, data from 2007 onwards and data up until that year are only partially comparable.

For data protection reasons, all data (absolute values) from 2007 onwards was rounded to a multiple of 3.

The reference date is December 31 of each year.

Up until 1990 referring to the old West German states and Berlin.

The figures for up to 2009 were taken from previous publications of the BIBB (Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).
Figures have been rounded for better understanding of the statistic.

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