Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 14.1 in 2025. β¬ Flat
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
14.1
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008β2025
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Netherlands, 2008β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.1 for over-qualification rates by economic activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
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 economic activity in Netherlands peaked at 17 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.35 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.11 | 14.6 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.27 | 14.1 | 16.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0905 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 6,669 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.376 (1998)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2.66 (1998)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.89 (1998)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.5294 (1998)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 51,817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Netherlands?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Netherlands was 14.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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