EIGE

Which of the following alternatives would best describe your skills in your own work? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) ta_eductrain_skills_over__ewcs_skillsmatch

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of workers (comparable)
Description:

Calculations are based on microdata from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), coordinated by Eurofound. The survey aims to represent the population of all employed persons aged 15 or older.

The question considered is question Q64 from the 2015 EWCS survey in the EWCS Integrated Data File, 1991-2015: Which of the following statements would best describe your skills in your own work? 1 I need further training to cope well with my duties; 2 My present skills correspond well with my duties; 3 I have the skills to cope with more demanding duties.

For each response category, the indicator is calculated as the percentage of employed persons who answered the question using this response category out of all respondents who were asked to respond to this question.

The selection of relevant questions from the EWCS surveys to be included in the database was based on the following criteria:

  • Additionality: EWCS questions were included where they provided additional information compared to other data (such as Eurostat data) included in the database;
  • Policy & research relevance: EWCS questions were included where they were judged to be highly policy relevant and/or showed substantial gender variation in data;
  • Recent data: EWCS questions were included only if they were last asked less than ten years ago; and
  • Sufficient sample size: EWCS questions were included only if there was a sufficient number of respondents to allow for response breakdown by EU Member States and gender.
Keywords:
education, overqualification, skills, training, work
AL
PL
LV
EE
HU
SK
AT
MK
IT
ES
BG
HR
EU28
DE
LU
TR
CZ
EL
IE
LT
MT
SI
BE
CY
DK
FI
FR
ME
NL
NO
PT
RO
RS
SE
CH
UK
XK
2015
2010
2005
AL
1.1
2.9
PL
0.9
0.7
0.5
LV
0.8
0.1
0
EE
0.6
0
0
HU
0.6
0.7
0.1
SK
0.5
0.3
0.3
AT
0.4
0.5
0.8
MK
0.4
1
IT
0.3
0.5
0.8
ES
0.3
0.3
0.4
BG
0.2
0.1
0.2
HR
0.2
0
0.3
EU28
0.2
0.2
0.3
DE
0.2
0
0.2
LU
0.2
0.5
0.5
TR
0.2
0.6
1.3
CZ
0.1
0
1
EL
0.1
0.1
0.1
IE
0.1
0.1
0.7
LT
0.1
0.4
0.4
MT
0.1
0
0
SI
0.1
0.2
0
BE
0
0.1
0.5
CY
0
0
0
DK
0
0
0
FI
0
0.1
0
FR
0
0
0.1
ME
0
1.1
NL
0
0
0
NO
0
0.2
0.4
PT
0
0
0
RO
0
0.4
0
RS
0
SE
0
0.3
0
CH
0
0
UK
0
0
0.1
XK
2.9

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable