Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece
Greece: Over-qualification rates by country of birth was 31.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.2
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
2nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.7
in 2024
All-time low
14.5
in 1998
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece stood at 31.2.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece peaked at 32.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 1998.
Greece ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.7 | — |
| 1996 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.7 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 14.5 | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 19 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.4 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 19.7 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 18.1 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 20.1 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6 | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.1 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.5 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 30.7 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 31.4 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.9 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.7 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 31.2 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.24 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.82 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.08 | 19.4 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.53 | 29.9 | 32.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece?
- Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Greece was 31.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for over-qualification rates by country of birth?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by country of birth rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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