Cyprus was among the European leaders in the number of foreigners and locals whose education and skills are higher than their actual jobs, Eurostat reported.

At the end of 2019, across the EU as a whole, the share of overqualified workers was 44 percent among third-country nationals and 33 percent among citizens of EU member states.
On a country-by-country basis, Greece has the most “far-abroad” arrivals worthy of better jobs (78%), followed by Italy (68%) and Spain (62%).
If we talk about migrants from other EU countries, the leader in their number is Spain, Italy and Cyprus (50% each).

Statisticians have counted the number of people who could qualify for a more prestigious and well-paid job, and among the citizens of each state of the EU-27. By their number Cyprus is in third place (31%), ahead of Greece (32%) and Spain (35%). By comparison, in Luxembourg only 4% of local workers can be called “overqualified.

There are also the following trends: women in general are more likely to occupy positions lower and cheaper than men, and the same trend exists among young people compared to the older population.

By overqualified staff, the researchers meant those with higher education, working in positions with low or medium qualifications by international standards that do not require a college degree.