This statistic illustrates the distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, broken down by region. According to data, the highest share of employees who had a higher educational qualification than the one requested for the particular profession was registered in Abruzzo, where the overqualified employees amounted to 31.6 percent of all the workers from the region.
The source adds the following information: "Overqualified employees: Percentage of employed persons who have a higher educational qualification than those most in possession of that profession out of total employment."
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Istat. (December 19, 2019). Distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/
Istat. "Distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, by region." Chart. December 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/
Istat. (2019). Distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/
Istat. "Distribution of Overqualified Employees in Italy in 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/
Istat, Distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Distribution of overqualified employees in Italy in 2018, by region [Graph], Istat, December 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797524/share-of-overqualified-workers-in-italy-by-region/
