Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria
Austria: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria stood at 26.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria peaked at 29.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 1997.
Austria ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.1 | — |
| 1996 | 8.4 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6 | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 8.8 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 22 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 21.4 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 19.5 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 20.9 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 18.1 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 24.6 | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3 | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 22.7 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 23 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 23.7 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.3 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.9 | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 29.3 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.9 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 27.7 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.4 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 26.9 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 26 | -3.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 26 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.15, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 26 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.0% | 8.8 | 22 |
| 2004 | +35.9% | 18.1 | 24.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.98 | 6.6 | 22 | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.59 | 18.1 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7 | 21.8 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.12 | 26 | 27.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria was 26 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Austria ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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