Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total rose 0% to 16.4% in Germany 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) - Total in Germany reached an all time high of 22.5% in 2005 and an all time low of 16.4% in 2014. When compared to Germany's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total in Austria amounted to 17.4%, 27.6% in Belgium, 24.5% in France and 12.9% in Poland in 2016.
Germany has been ranked 24th 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) - Total, 1 place above 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) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 18.5% | ||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 31.9% | 31.4% | 30.3% | 29.3% | ||||||||
Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.0% | ||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.7% | 30.9% | 29.9% | 27.4% | 25.8% | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | 17.6% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 16.4% | ||||||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.3% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 21.2% | ||||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.7% | 47.8% | 46.6% | 45.6% | 44.5% | ||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.6% | 26.8% | 25.8% | 23.3% | 22.6% | ||||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 30.9% | 30.2% | 28.2% | 28.0% | ||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5% | 16.0% | 15.3% | 14.6% | 13.9% | ||||||||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.6% | 49.4% | 48.9% | 48.1% | 47.2% | ||||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.9% | 17.9% | 16.9% | 15.9% | 15.0% | ||||||||
Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |