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

0102030401998201120251998: 40.1 Percentage1999: 41 Percentage2000: 41.6 Percentage2001: 22 Percentage2002: 23.2 Percentage2003: 25.2 Percentage2004: 23.5 Percentage2005: 24.1 Percentage2006: 22.9 Percentage2007: 21.4 Percentage2008: 20 Percentage2009: 19.4 Percentage2010: 16.9 Percentage2011: 15.6 Percentage2012: 15.5 Percentage2013: 16.7 Percentage2014: 18.2 Percentage2015: 23 Percentage2016: 22.6 Percentage2017: 23 Percentage2018: 22.7 Percentage2019: 24.4 Percentage2020: 23.4 Percentage2021: 22.1 Percentage2022: 22.3 Percentage2023: 21.9 Percentage2024: 22.2 Percentage2025: 21.5 Percentage

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 United Kingdom 25.3% compare
  2. 8 Estonia 24.4% compare
  3. 9 Serbia 22.3% compare
  4. 11 Malta 21.3% compare
  5. 12 Slovakia 20.9% compare
  6. 13 Bulgaria 20.7% compare
  7. 13 Latvia 20.7% compare

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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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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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