Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia
Slovenia: Over-qualification rates by country of birth was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1999.
Slovenia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.4% | — |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +52.5% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia?
- Over-qualification rates by country of birth in Slovenia was 19.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by country of birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1999.
- How does Slovenia rank for over-qualification rates by country of birth?
- Slovenia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by country of birth rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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