Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece
Greece: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 31.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.2%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
3rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2024
All-time low
14.5%
in 1998
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece stood at 31.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece peaked at 32.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1998.
That places Greece 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.7% | — |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | -4.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 19.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.9% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Greece was 31.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Greece ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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