Romania vs Sweden: Over-qualification rates by citizenship
Romania
15.6%
in 2025
Sweden
14.9%
in 2025
Romania rank
30th
Sweden rank
31st
Over-qualification rates by citizenship over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports 15.6% against 14.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 14.2% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 13.3% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 14.3% | 1.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-qualification rates by citizenship, Romania or Sweden?
- Romania, at 15.6% against 14.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in over-qualification rates by citizenship between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Romania ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st 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.