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4d ago

Germany Faces Surge in Young Adults Without Vocational Training

A new IAB report reveals 1.6 million 20- to 34-year-olds lack formal qualifications, driven by migration and rising dropout rates, challenging efforts to address skilled labor shortages.

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Overview

  • The proportion of young adults in Germany without vocational qualifications rose from 9.9% in 2013 to 13% in 2024, adding 460,000 unqualified individuals.
  • The IAB attributes the increase partly to migration, with 45% of younger refugees from key asylum countries lacking formal training in 2024.
  • Among migrants from other EU countries under 35, the unqualification rate climbed sharply to 22.3%, up 6.8 percentage points since 2013.
  • German nationals also saw a modest rise in unqualification rates, increasing by 1.1 percentage points to 9.6%.
  • Policymakers and the Bundesagentur für Arbeit are evaluating reforms to address training gaps and high dropout rates as Germany contends with a significant skilled labor shortage.