Greece vs Spain: Over-qualification rates by citizenship
Greece
31.2%
in 2025
Spain
33.8%
in 2025
Greece rank
3rd
Spain rank
2nd
Over-qualification rates by citizenship over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 33.8% against 31.2% in Greece, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 33.2% | 17.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 34.2% | 15.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 35.7% | 8.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 35.2% | 3.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-qualification rates by citizenship, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 33.8% against 31.2% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in over-qualification rates by citizenship between Greece and Spain?
- 2.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Greece ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.