Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus
Cyprus: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 27.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.4%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2016
All-time low
27.4%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus stood at 27.4%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus peaked at 35.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.8% | — |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -2.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 27.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 27.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus was 27.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Cyprus ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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