Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Slovenia
Slovenia: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Slovenia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 19.9% for over-qualification rates by economic activity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Slovenia peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.2% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 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 economic activity in Slovenia?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Slovenia was 19.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Slovenia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity 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 economic activity (NACE Rev. 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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