Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden
Sweden: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden peaked at 16.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2002.
That places Sweden 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Sweden was 14.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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