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 47 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.
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 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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 | -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 20.15, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 27.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.81 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.35 | 32.4 | 35.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.97 | 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 47 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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