In 2023, there were around 1.22 million trainees pursuing apprenticeships in Germany. This was unchanged from the previous year. In the same year, the most popular apprenticeship in Germany was management assistant for office management, followed by mechatronic's technician.
Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023
(in millions)
* 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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Statistisches Bundesamt. (August 29, 2024). Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. August 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Vocational Trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of vocational trainees in Germany from 1950 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, August 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1182007/number-vocational-trainees-germany/
