Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland
Poland: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 25th of 45 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.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.7% | — |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -42.5% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 20.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 20.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -42.5% | 12.7% | 7.3% |
| 2001 | +38.7% | 6.2% | 8.6% |
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 25th out of 45 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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