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.
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 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2000.
That places Czechia 44th out of 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.3 | — |
| 1999 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8 | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 6 | +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 | +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 20.15, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 13.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20, 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 | 6.25 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1 | 7.9 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 41 Hungary 14.3 compare
- 42 Netherlands 14.1 compare
- 42 Netherlands 14.1 compare
- 44 Croatia 13.1 compare
- 44 Croatia 13.1 compare
- 47 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 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 44th out of 47 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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