The term "overeducation" is commonly used to characterize a situation in which individuals have schooling level in excess of the educational level required by their current job.

Cuesta, Jose
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International Institute of Social Studies

Villanueva, Carlos r. Calienes. (2003). Overeducation in peru: determinants and effects on labor incomes: 1995-1999. In Economics of Development (ECD).http://hdl.handle.net/2105/9153