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@DFP
Its all up to you mate.
15%-20% fat is a healthy level at which many athletes train at. Endurance athletes will undoubtedly be extra skinny, but even they hold more fat in training season.
There is no health based reason to lose more, its likely to do you more harm than good. But if you'd like to be super lean, of course you can do it with some hard work. But bear in mind, the last bit of flab is the hardest to get rid off, especially if you were fat growing up. When fat cells are created they dont go away (unless you get liposuction) you can make them smaller but they'll still be there.
Also pay no attention to the percentages on scales. They are totally inaccurate. Better just to look in a mirror/take photos to judge whether you are satisfied. If you want to get some reasonably accurate percentages, you need to either use the caliper method or go get a professional test.