Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania
Lithuania: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 21.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 13th of 47 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.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.1 | — |
| 1999 | 41 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 41.6 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 22 | -47.1% |
| 2002 | 23.2 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 23.5 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 24.1 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 20 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 22.6 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 23.4 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.2 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.5 | -3.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 21.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.15, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 21.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -47.1% | 41.6 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.55 | 40.1 | 41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.33 | 19.4 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.86 | 15.5 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.23 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
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- 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)
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- 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 13th out of 47 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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