Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland
Poland: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland is 20.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland peaked at 20.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2008.
Poland ranks 25th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.2% | — |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Poland was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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