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.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Slovenia stood at 19.9. 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 20th out of 35 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 | Value | 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 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.7 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.9 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.33 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.12 | 15.5 | 19.9 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 35,524 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 9.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9938 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 37,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8795 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 32,872 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -8.49 % change on previous year (2024)
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 20th out of 35 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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