Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia
Serbia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 22.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 22.3% for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia peaked at 27.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.1% | — |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -6.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +36.4% | 15.1% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 15.1% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.3% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Serbia was 22.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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