Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary

Hungary: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14.3%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2023
All-time low
8.3%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary, 1997–2025

0510151997201120251997: 8.5 Percentage1998: 8.3 Percentage1999: 9.8 Percentage2000: 8.3 Percentage2001: 9.5 Percentage2002: 9.2 Percentage2003: 9.2 Percentage2004: 9.3 Percentage2005: 9.5 Percentage2006: 10.3 Percentage2007: 10.5 Percentage2008: 11.4 Percentage2009: 11.2 Percentage2010: 12 Percentage2011: 13 Percentage2012: 14.3 Percentage2013: 13.8 Percentage2014: 13.8 Percentage2015: 14.1 Percentage2016: 14.6 Percentage2017: 14.1 Percentage2018: 15 Percentage2019: 15.1 Percentage2020: 14.1 Percentage2021: 13.6 Percentage2022: 14.3 Percentage2023: 15.9 Percentage2024: 14.5 Percentage2025: 14.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary stood at 14.3%.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary peaked at 15.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1998.

That places Hungary 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.9% 8.3% 9.8% 3
2000s 9.8% 8.3% 11.4% 10
2010s 14.0% 12.0% 15.1% 10
2020s 14.5% 13.6% 15.9% 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 29 Portugal 16.1% compare
  2. 30 Romania 15.6% compare
  3. 31 Sweden 14.9% compare
  4. 33 Netherlands 14.1% compare
  5. 34 Czechia 13.1% compare
  6. 34 Croatia 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary?
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Hungary was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1998.
How does Hungary rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
Hungary ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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About this data

Indicator
Over-qualification rates by citizenship
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,011 data points, 1995–2025
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