Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria
Austria: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 26.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2016
All-time low
6.6%
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Austria stood at 26.0%.
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 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 6.6% | 22.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.0% | 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 26.0% 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 36 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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