Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania
Lithuania: Over-qualification rates by country of birth was 21.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.5 for over-qualification rates by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania peaked at 41.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5, in 2012.
That places Lithuania 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.1 | — |
| 1999 | 41 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 41.6 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 22 | -47.1% |
| 2002 | 23.2 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 23.5 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 24.1 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 20 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 22.6 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 23.4 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.2 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.5 | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -47.1% | 41.6 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.55 | 40.1 | 41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.33 | 19.4 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.86 | 15.5 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.23 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania?
- Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Lithuania was 21.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for over-qualification rates by country of birth?
- Lithuania ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by country of birth rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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