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 47 countries
All-time high
36.3
in 2024
All-time low
25
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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, in 2006.
Türkiye ranks 1st of 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25 | — |
| 2007 | 25.9 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 31 | +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 | 25.93 | 25 | 26.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.54 | 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 in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 47 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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