Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania
Lithuania: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 21.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21.5%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
10th
of 36 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 2000
All-time low
15.5%
in 2012
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.5% for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania peaked at 41.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2012.
Lithuania ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.1% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 19.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania was 21.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Lithuania ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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