Recognition by country 2018

The success rate differs depending on the country, in which the applicants were trained. Recognition rates tend to be higher in the geographically and culturally closer countries than in the more remote countries.
Anerkennungstatistik nach Ländern 2018 Teaserbild EN
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The highest chances of positive ruling have the applicants who were trained in Netherlands, since their success rate makes up 94 %. Applicants from Switzerland, Belgium and Austria follow with success rate over 90 %. Applicants from such countries as Kosovo, India, Turkey and Serbia receive positive ruling in below 60 % of the cases. The lowest success rate have China and Mexico. However, one has to bear in mind that only states with 100 or more applications processed were taken into consideration in the statistics.

 

Applications granted full equivalence by country, 2018

Anteil der Anerkennungsbescheide 2018 nach Ländern EN
Countries with at least 100 applications processed.
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For the exact number of applications processed, see the figure below.

The vast majority of applications was submitted by migrants from Syria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Furthermore, many applications from Romania, Albania and Poland were processed. Philippines, Ukraine and Italy follow.

 

Applications processed by country, 2018

Anzahl der Anerkennungsbescheide 2018 nach Ländern EN
Countries with at least 100 applications processed.
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