Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Over-qualification rates by country of birth was 14.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.1
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
17
in 2019
All-time low
10.2
in 1999
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.1 for over-qualification rates by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 17 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.8 | — |
| 1997 | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.6 | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.4 | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 15.4 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 14.8 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 16.4 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.5 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.4 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 14.8 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 14.1 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.07 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.19 | 11 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 | 14.6 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.27 | 14.1 | 16.8 | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands?
- Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Netherlands was 14.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for over-qualification rates by country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by country of birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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