Immigrant over- and under-education: the role of home country labour market experience

Table 4 Transition matrix of education mismatch between 5 and 17 months after arrival in Australia (Cohort 1&2)

Education mismatch in Australia – 5 months after arrival	Education mismatch in Australia – 17 months after arrival
	Unemployed	Over-educated	Correctly matched	Under-educated	Total
Not working	39.33	17.52	30.57	12.57	100
Over-educated	6.11	61.45	30.15	2.29	100
Correctly matched	3.02	6.52	86.11	4.35	100
Under-educated	4.53	1.23	15.64	78.60	100
Total	19.51	16.87	48.30	15.32	100

Note: The “Not working” subgroup in the case of “education-occupation mismatch in Australia at 5 months after arrival” includes besides unemployed also individuals that are were initially not in the labour force, since some of them are employed or are looking for a job one year later.