Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy
Italy: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2022
All-time low
11.3%
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1997.
That places Italy 15th 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 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.4% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Italy was 20.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1997.
- How does Italy rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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