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 47 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.
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 47 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 | Value | 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 | +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 | -0.6% |
| 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 20.15, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.24 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.82 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.08 | 19.4 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.53 | 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 47 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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