Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males fell 12.3% to 27.0% in Iceland in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males in Iceland reached an all time high of 40.6% in 2006 and an all time low of 27.0% in 2016. When compared to Iceland's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males in Denmark amounted to 25.0%, 21.0% in Norway, 19.2% in Sweden and 20.5% in United Kingdom in 2016.
Iceland has been ranked 8th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 30.9% | 29.8% | ||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.6% | 27.8% | 27.2% | 27.0% | 25.9% | ||||||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.2% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 21.7% | 21.2% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.2% | 29.4% | 28.7% | 25.9% | 24.2% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.1% | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.0% | ||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.1% | 32.8% | 32.2% | 31.7% | 31.1% | ||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.4% | 31.7% | 30.7% | 29.3% | 27.5% | ||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.7% | 28.9% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 26.0% | ||||||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.2% | 23.3% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 20.8% | ||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 21.0% | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.0% | 21.8% | 21.3% | 21.0% | 20.0% |