Will my degree be recognised in Germany?

Instant lookup by anabin classification (KMK database). Select your country and type your qualification.

Examples by country of origin

Example

Ukraine

Bakkalaureat (Bachelor)

Бакалавр (Bakalavr)

Recognition very likely

Next steps

Apply for a ZAB evaluation (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen); ask the ZAB about fees and processing time
University degree certificate (diploma + supplement) as a certified translation (beglaubigte Übersetzung)

Example

Syrien

Bachelor (Lizenz)

إجازة (Ijazah)

Partial recognition with assessment

Next steps

Apply for a ZAB evaluation (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen); if originals are missing, ask the ZAB about substitute evidence
For H-: individual review by the responsible authority, outcome open

Example

Afghanistan

Bachelor

لیسانس (Liesans)

Partial recognition with assessment

Next steps

ZAB evaluation (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen) with officially certified copies of your certificates
If certificates are lost: ask the ZAB about substitute evidence

Example

Iran

Bachelor

کارشناسی (Karshenasi)

Recognition very likely

Next steps

ZAB evaluation (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen) with a certified translation (processing time varies; ask the responsible authority for current information)

Data source: anabin.kmk.org (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education) · Classification status 2026 · Curated selection for the 10 most important countries of origin of our target group. Full database with 600+ entries searchable directly on anabin.

Passende Karriere-Guides

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Krankenschwester / Pflegefachkraft

aus der Ukraine · Bayern

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Arzt / Ärztin

aus Syrien · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Ingenieur / Ingenieurin

aus der Türkei · Berlin

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IT-Fachkraft / Softwareentwickler

aus Indien · Bayern

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BIBB 2025

Recognition Statistics Germany 2024

Facts and figures from the BIBB Recognition Monitor 2024. Why applying is worth it.

89 % of completed procedures end with full or partial recognition

Another 21 % receive partial recognition with conditions. Only 7 % are fully rejected, and even then there are alternative paths.

Key figures 2024

Applications total

76,200

+ 7 % vs. previous year — highest level since introduction

43 % · fully recognised

32,000

≈ 32,000 persons received full equivalence

45 % · recognised with conditions

~33,100

Adaptation training or aptitude test possible

2 % · rejected

~1,400

Appeal, alternative paths at /anerkennung-abgelehnt

Recognition rate by profession group (as of 2024)

Share of full recognition per sector. Regulated professions (nursing, engineering, IT) are clearly above average.

Healthcare/nursing professions

72 %

28,400 Applications

Education professions

63 %

4,700 Applications

Skilled trades

58 %

3,900 Applications

Commercial professions

66 %

5,800 Applications

IT professions

71 %

2,200 Applications

Engineering professions

74 %

6,100 Applications

Teachers

55 %

3,300 Applications

Other

65 %

11,510 Applications

Top-8 countries of origin 2024

Number of recognition applications submitted by country of origin. Ukraine +143 % vs. 2023 due to forced migration.

🇹🇷Turkey

9,200

🇺🇦Ukraine

6,400

🇹🇳Tunisia

5,300

🇮🇳India

4,900

🇸🇾Syria

4,300

🇷🇺Russia

3,800

🇽🇰Kosovo / Albania

2,100

🇦🇫Afghanistan

1,900

Trend 2018–2024

Application numbers more than doubled in 7 years. The share of fully recognised qualifications remained stable at around 68 %.

2018

32,500

66% ✓

2019

37,100

68% ✓

2020

34,800

68% ✓

2021

42,300

68% ✓

2022

48,600

68% ✓

2023

54,600

68% ✓

2024

65,910

67% ✓

Data source: BIBB press release 09/2025 – Recognition Statistics 2024. Values per sector and country of origin are estimates based on publicly available partial statistics, not yet verified 1:1 against the original BIBB source.

As of: headline figures from the BIBB recognition statistics for reporting year 2025 (published August 2026); breakdown by profession group/country of origin/trend still shows reporting year 2024 (published September 2025). BIBB publishes this statistic annually; we update this page once more recent detailed data is available.

Open BIBB press release