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Share of individuals who consider themselves to be overqualified

This graph shows the share of individuals who consider themselves to be overqualified by migration status, for EU Member States where data are available, for 2014. Get interactive version with downloadable data: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/WEEO1/ Download the policy brief 'How your birthplace affects your workplace': https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/policy-brief/2019/how-your-birthplace-affects-your-workplace

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First-generation migrants more likely to have third-level education

First-generation migrants in the EU are significantly more likely to have attained tertiary qualifications than natives and second-generation migrants. However, first-generation migrant workers are also more likely to have primary education only, compared to the native population. This shows that educational attainment is more polarised.

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