Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia
Czechia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia is 13.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia peaked at 15.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Czechia 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.3% | — |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +54.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 13.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 13.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.4% | 7.9% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 39 Hungary 14.3% compare
- 40 Netherlands 14.1% compare
- 40 Netherlands 14.1% compare
- 42 Croatia 13.1% compare
- 42 Croatia 13.1% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 6.8% compare
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Czechia was 13.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Czechia ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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