Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Males rose 1.97% to 36.2% in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Males in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 36.2% in 2016 and an all time low of 26.3% in 2004. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Males in Belgium amounted to 29.6%, 27.6% in France, 27.7% in Germany and 32.1% in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 2nd within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Males.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Males | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | 18.2% | 18.6% | 19.1% | 27.7% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.7% | 27.4% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | ||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.4% | 24.1% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 26.6% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.0% | 27.0% | 27.4% | 27.6% | 26.7% | ||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.7% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 24.7% | ||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.3% | 28.8% | 30.1% | 31.2% | 30.8% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.5% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.4% | 33.0% | 35.1% | 35.7% | 40.5% | ||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.8% | 29.3% | 29.2% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 19.1% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.5% | 27.0% | 27.9% | 28.5% | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3% | 31.8% | 33.1% | 33.6% | 34.6% |
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