Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Austria
Austria: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 26 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
29.9
in 2016
All-time low
21.7
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008β2025
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Austria, 2008β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 26 for over-qualification rates by economic activity in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Austria peaked at 29.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.7, in 2009.
That places Austria 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.7 | 21.8 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.12 | 26 | 27.9 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Austria
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.6159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 46,090 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 2.38 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.53 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 46,090 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 15.23 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 424.41 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Austria?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Austria was 26 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 in 2009.
- How does Austria rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Austria ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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