Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Males rose 1.12% to 27.0% in Ireland 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 Ireland reached an all time high of 40.4% in 2004 and an all time low of 26.7% in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 7th 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.
| 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 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 30.9% | 29.8% | ||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.6% | 27.8% | 27.2% | 27.0% | 25.9% | ||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.8% | 48.2% | 47.1% | 46.2% | 45.2% | ||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.2% | 23.3% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 20.8% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.4% | 50.5% | 50.0% | 49.3% | 48.2% | ||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 21.0% | ||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.0% | 21.8% | 21.3% | 21.0% | 20.0% |