Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland
Iceland: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland peaked at 18.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 18.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Iceland was 18.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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