Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia
Slovakia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.9
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.6
in 2018
All-time low
6.4
in 2002
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia stood at 20.9.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia peaked at 23.6 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2002.
That places Slovakia 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.3 | — |
| 1999 | 6.6 | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3 | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 17.3 | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 21.1 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.1 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 23.6 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 22.3 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.1 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.6 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 20.2 | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.45 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.4 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.95 | 10 | 23.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.98 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Slovakia was 20.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6 in 2018.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2002.
- How does Slovakia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Slovakia ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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