Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania
Lithuania: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania is 21.5%, measured 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 economic activity in Lithuania peaked at 24.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2012.
Lithuania ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.0% | — |
| 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 | 23.0% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +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 economic activity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +26.4% | 18.2% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.4% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 23.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Lithuania was 21.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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