Number of subjects for each country and sex (n) and the percentage of the population with a lower level of education (%)
| Country | 16–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Finland | 600 | (38) | 1313 | (18) | 1308 | (41) | 438 | (61) |
| Denmark | 242 | (45) | 842 | (16) | 641 | (20) | 310 | (43) |
| Ireland | 625 | (34) | 1092 | (40) | 902 | (57) | 510 | (76) |
| UK | 588 | (32) | 1667 | (25) | 1159 | (34) | 655 | (54) |
| Belgium | 307 | (41) | 1012 | (21) | 741 | (33) | 430 | (54) |
| Germany | 738 | (64) | 2413 | (16) | 1771 | (19) | 653 | (15) |
| Austria | 521 | (61) | 1166 | (10) | 936 | (22) | 516 | (40) |
| Italy | 1134 | (48) | 3063 | (44) | 2380 | (65) | 1199 | (84) |
| Spain | 1234 | (47) | 2454 | (48) | 1714 | (73) | 1238 | (88) |
| Portugal | 961 | (74) | 1851 | (78) | 1505 | (90) | 1108 | (95) |
| Greece | 698 | (29) | 1592 | (37) | 1473 | (67) | 994 | (85) |
| Women | ||||||||
| Finland | 605 | (37) | 1320 | (13) | 1306 | (41) | 491 | (68) |
| Denmark | 276 | (37) | 848 | (13) | 665 | (31) | 363 | (69) |
| Ireland | 597 | (26) | 1108 | (35) | 935 | (58) | 555 | (77) |
| UK | 671 | (29) | 1856 | (27) | 1366 | (45) | 906 | (69) |
| Belgium | 330 | (33) | 1142 | (21) | 793 | (43) | 584 | (65) |
| Germany | 742 | (57) | 2512 | (18) | 1791 | (32) | 942 | (49) |
| Austria | 508 | (62) | 1189 | (23) | 1011 | (43) | 694 | (70) |
| Italy | 1154 | (40) | 3094 | (40) | 2377 | (74) | 1533 | (92) |
| Spain | 1164 | (36) | 2440 | (47) | 1862 | (83) | 1673 | (94) |
| Portugal | 935 | (65) | 1800 | (71) | 1783 | (90) | 1469 | (98) |
| Greece | 739 | (25) | 1670 | (39) | 1526 | (79) | 1293 | (93) |