The Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) [opens pdf] reports that 32.1% of migrants from non-EU countries had a university degree or equivalent qualification in 2024 — up from 30.9% in 2023.
The study, released Monday, describes this as a “record level” and part of a continued upward trend over the past decade.
In Germany, the share of highly educated non-EU migrants rose from 29.4% to 31.1% over the same period. For migrants from other EU member states, the percentage holding a tertiary qualification climbed from 33.8% to 35.2% EU-wide, and from 28.6% to 30.1% in Germany.
“This continuous rise in education levels highlights the potential migrants bring to EU labor markets,” said Tommaso Frattini, co-director of the Center for Research and Analysis of Migration at RFBerlin and professor at the University of Milan. He said that if migrants’ skills are fully utilized, “they can be a key driver of economic growth across the EU.”
More and more immigrants are coming to Germany to work. In 2024, the proportion of foreign employees was just over 16%. It has more than doubled since 2010. Employment in medical professions is disproportionately high. More than one in six doctors is a foreign citizen.
So it was an issue of concern last week when the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) at the Federal Employment Agency said it had found that other countries are more attractive to economically successful foreigners and one in four say they are considering leaving Germany. Many of them are quoting discrimination as a reason.
As always it’s the few idiots that ruin it for the well behaved, well meaning and progressive immigrants. As an immigrant I am very ashamed of some people from my country of origin for the things they do once they come to Western Europe.
Its not really those few migrants that are to blame, its the media they are more likely to cover crime committed by migrant and blow it out of proportions
Oh I’ve seen it first hand from begging to destruction of public property to starting fights, especially near train stations and - get this - stealing from a church.
Extrapolating from your few anecdotes which themselves are skewed by confirmation bias to whole populations is called racism.
Did you actually read my reply? I was saying that a few bad apples ruin it for the upstanding ones and that’s not racism, that’s a fact. My parents and I were and still are subject to racism by the indigenous population and sometimes I can’t blame them as the image is what it is.
Also saying everything that doesn’t coincide with your idealistic views is racism is a bit of a stretch. Right wing parties are on the rise from a time when they had single digit results. Do you mean to tell me that suddenly everyone is racist? That’s a bit simplistic.
This is not surprising at all when you see how insanely inefficient and discriminating our integration is. If you are not allowed to work, have to live in a small home with plenty of other people and the government officials behave like absolute pieces of shit I would start to get bored/angry too.
Im not saying that its not happening, Im just saying that media coverage of migrants crime is disproportionate, it doesn’t help to solve anything, it just adds fuel to the fire
The plural of anecdote is not data. Got any actual statistics so we know there’s an actual issue and it’s not just confirmation bias?
Sure, the number one nationality incarcerated after the native Population belongs to the Country i emigrated from. Central europe. Won’t go into more details as to not dox myself.
Lol, so your proof is “trust me, I’m from a group I’ve said is full of criminals.”
Incarceration of a population may indicate over policing of a population. You still haven’t said anything substantial. Do you expect anybody to take you seriously?
Then there is nothing I can say that would convince you. So if I say I whiteness it it’s anecdotal, if I cite the statistics it’s over policing. It’s fine to have your own opinion. Mine is based on the things I witness, things my surroundings witness, different news outlets and facts like the rate of incarceration.
I don’t really need a random internet stranger to take me seriously as I don’t gain anything from it. Just wanted to add to the discussion. I won’t feed the edgy teen troll anymore though. Have a good one.
So neither one of your two methods of proof that a whole class of people is awful are good (also you didn’t cite any statistics), so I’m a teen troll?
Have the day you deserve.
No, rape is always bad, whether or not the media reports it.
Germany in general is not that attractive to economically successful foreigners. It as a country has high taxes and is expensive to live in. When you are already rich, then you rather have low taxes and a cheap country. Obviously still safe, but those are around as well.
For people from poor countries looking for better jobs, Germany is highly attractive. The pay and working conditions are usually fairly good. So no wonder more university graduates make their way to the country.
Also 1/4 migrants wanting to leave is surprisingly little. They are much more likely to leave anyway, as they have proven to be willing to move. There are good reasons to leave Germany as well. If from a poor country going home for cheaper living is a very viable option, especially for retirment. Migrants also are not that bound to the country, so moving somewhere else for an even better life is always an option. Obviously racism sucks, so yeah.
