Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland
Poland: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.0%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2024
All-time low
6.2%
in 2000
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 20.0% for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland peaked at 20.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 6.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Poland ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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