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 45 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 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.0% | — |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -0.6% |
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 |
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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 45 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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