Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye
Türkiye: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 36.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2024
All-time low
25.0%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye stood at 36.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2006.
Türkiye ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 26.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.3% | 36.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More reference data data for Türkiye
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 6,351 (2024)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 22.77 million (2024)
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 221,133 (2024)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 489,361 (2024)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by N 21,472 (2024)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 489,361 (2024)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0092 (2024)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 83.24 million (2024)
- Maritime transport of freight by NUTS 2 region 495,423 (2024)
- Maritime transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 2,401 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye was 36.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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