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The Growing Pains of Education: Exploring Educational Mismatch Trends

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|Sep 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1:

Educational Mismatch by Sex
Educational Mismatch by Sex

Fig. 2:

Education Mismatch by Age Categories
Education Mismatch by Age Categories

Fig. 3:

Development of Educational Mismatch by Highest Degree of Education
Notes: *) Upper secondary vocational education (with apprenticeship certificate); **) Upper secondary general/technical education (with Matura certificate).
Development of Educational Mismatch by Highest Degree of Education Notes: *) Upper secondary vocational education (with apprenticeship certificate); **) Upper secondary general/technical education (with Matura certificate).

Fig. 4:

Share of Education Mismatch by Study Field in 2022
Share of Education Mismatch by Study Field in 2022

Fig. 5:

Share of Different Types of Education Mismatches
Share of Different Types of Education Mismatches

Fig. 6:

Share of Workers by Education Mismatch and Field of Study in 2022
Share of Workers by Education Mismatch and Field of Study in 2022

Fig. 7:

Share of Education Mismatch by Study Field in 2011
Share of Education Mismatch by Study Field in 2011

Fig. 8:

Share of Workers by Education Mismatch and Field of Study in 2011
Share of Workers by Education Mismatch and Field of Study in 2011

Estimates from Logistic Regression for Vertical and Horizontal Mismatch (average marginal effects reported)

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
Yearly dummy variablesYear 2011Year 2022
UndereducationMatchedOvereducationHorizontal mismatchUndereducationMatchedOvereducationHorizontal mismatchUndereducationMatchedOvereducationHorizontal mismatch
Women0.004 (0.016)–0.051** (0.022)0.047** (0.019)0.085*** (0.020)0.003 (0.022)–0.034 (0.029)0.031 (0.026)0.065** (0.027)–0.004 (0.022)–0.065** (0.031)0.070** (0.028)0.114*** (0.030)
Age
 25–34 yearsbaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaseline
 35–44 years–0.023 (0.016)0.033 (0.023)–0.010 (0.020)–0.006 (0.020)–0.021 (0.021)0.035 (0.030)–0.013 (0.026)–0.026 (0.026)–0.025 (0.026)0.032 (0.035)–0.007 (0.030)0.020 (0.031)
 45–54 years–0.017 (0.017)0.050** (0.024)–0.033 (0.020)0.014 (0.021)–0.021 (0.022)0.035 (0.031)–0.014 (0.026)0.014 (0.026)–0.013 (0.027)0.072** (0.036)–0.059* (0.031)0.026 (0.034)
Years of education–0.069*** (0.005)–0.001 (0.006)0.070*** (0.004)0.005 (0.005)–0.074*** (0.006)0.008 (0.007)0.066*** (0.005)0.007 (0.006)–0.061*** (0.007)–0.017** (0.008)0.078*** (0.005)0.006 (0.006)
ISCED
 00 – Generic programmesbaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaselinebaseline
 01 – Education0.308*** (0.058)–0.006 (0.062)–0.302*** (0.032)–0.622*** (0.046)0.335*** (0.066)–0.037 (0.073)–0.298*** (0.043)–0.706*** (0.054)0.259** (0.106)0.057 (0.109)–0.316*** (0.048)–11.516*** (0.075)
 02 – Arts & Humanities0.221*** (0.086)–0.178** (0.081)–0.043 (0.059)0.083** (0.035)0.383** (0.151)–0.368*** (0.124)–0.015 (0.113)0.168* (0.086)–0.108 (0.090)–0.059 (0.070)0.129*** (0.046)
 03 – Social Sciences & Info0.089* (0.046)0.016 (0.056)–0.106** (0.042)–0.175*** (0.047)0.099* (0.059)0.024 (0.073)–0.123** (0.055)–0.300*** (0.060)0.044 (0.069)0.042 (0.083)–0.085 (0.064)–0.001 (0.057)
 041 – Business0.006 (0.025)0.016 (0.039)–0.022 (0.035)— 0 444*** (OT34)–0.015 (0.036)0.026 (0.058)–0.011 (0.052)–0.350*** (0.046)0.030 (0.034)0.019 (0.051)–0.049 (0.047)–0.527*** (0.046)
 042 – Administration & Law0.126*** (0.035)–0.019 (0.046)–0.106*** (0.038)–0.487*** (0.039)0.150*** (0.045)–0.056 (0.059)–0.094* (0.048)–0.625*** (0.043)0.070 (0.058)0.108 (0.077)–0.178*** (0.061)–0.166** (0.067)
 05 – Natural Sciences & Math0.034 (0.041)0.100* (0.060)–0.134** (0.053)–0.034 (0.037)0.038 (0.050)0.110 (0.077)–0.149** (0.068)–0.093** (0.043)0.028 (0.087)0.107 (0.095)–0.134* (0.074)0.009 (0.062)
 06 – ICTs0.198*** (0.068)–0.113 (0.072)–0.085* (0.051)–0.332*** (0.071)0.390** (0.183)–0.327** (0.162)–0.063 (0.102)–0.145 (0.185)0.160** (0.067)–0.065 (0.078)–0.095 (0.062)–0.314*** (0.080)
 07 – Engin. & Manufacturing0.017 (0.021)0.009 (0.034)–0.026 (0.032)–0.465*** (0.028)0.004 (0.031)0.042 (0.048)–0.046 (0.044)–0.540*** (0.031)0.025 (0.029)–0.012 (0.047)–0.013 (0.045)–0.389*** (0.045)
 08 – Agriculture & Vet.–0.033 (0.032)–0.040 (0.053)0.072 (0.048)–0.035 (0.039)–0.018 (0.045)–0.111 (0.069)0.129* (0.066)–0.106** (0.042)–0.055 (0.039)0.071 (0.075)–0.016 (0.069)0.043 (0.064)
 09 – Health & Welfare0.374*** (0.040)–0.187*** (0.046)–0.187*** (0.038)–0.681*** (0.037)0.427*** (0.052)–0.257*** (0.061)–0.170*** (0.056)–0.726*** (0.051)0.292*** (0.062)–0.075 (0.070)–0.217*** (0.050)–0.665*** (0.050)
 10 – Services–0.042* (0.022)0.053 (0.038)–0.011 (0.036)–0.287*** (0.033)–0.061* (0.031)0.107** (0.054)–0.047 (0.049)–0.303*** (0.038)–0.014 (0.030)–0.018 (0.055)0.032 (0.051)–0.274*** (0.055)
Region of residenceYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES
Year dummies (base 2011)–0.023 (0.015)–0.032 (0.020)0.055*** (0.017)–0.017 (0.018)
Adj. McFadden R20.0920.0920.0920.1430.0880.0880.0880.1520.0710.0710.0710.150
Observations3,3943,3943,3943,3941,9781,9781,9781,9781,5161,5161,5161,516

Share of overeducated university graduates (in %)

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
CR8.312.712.513.413.313.413.714.514.615.1
EU average20.319.620.721.021.721.821.722.122.121.9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 65
Published on: Sep 8, 2025
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