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 36 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 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 36 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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