Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania
Romania: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2015
All-time low
8.8%
in 2006
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania stood at 15.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania peaked at 18.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2006.
Romania ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.4% | — |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 15.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 77% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 15.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.5% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 11.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Romania was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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