"Figure 2: Overeducation for men and women converged during 2016 and 2017","" "Percentage of those in employment defined as ""Overeducated” by sex, 16 to 64 years, UK, 2006 to 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. The data for estimates prior to 2011 were collected on the previous SOC basis (SOC 2000) and have been mapped to an equivalent SOC 2010 basis. As a result there may be some inconsistencies with estimates before and after 2011." "Unit","%" "","" "","Male over-educated","Female over-educated" "2006","16.3","14.1" "2007","16.6","13.9" "2008","16.3","14.2" "2009","16.0","14.8" "2010","14.5","14.3" "2011","15.5","15.1" "2012","15.0","15.2" "2013","15.2","15.0" "2014","15.1","15.7" "2015","15.8","15.7" "2016","16.3","16.3" "2017","16.1","16.1"