Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities 
Formal and informal education. Absolute values
Persons began to study an educational level higher than that achieved, and dropped out, by sex and highest level of studies completed.
Units: persons

	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	29,238,135	4,359,656	24,818,927	59,552	
    First stage secondary education and lower	15,728,355	2,067,096	13,620,208	41,051	
    Intermediate-level studies	5,726,079	1,436,132	4,283,780	.	
    Tertiary level and university studies	7,783,701	856,428	6,914,939	.	
MALES	
    Total	14,593,072	2,446,564	12,124,680	.	
    First stage secondary education and lower	7,756,598	1,163,391	6,579,879	.	
    Intermediate-level studies	2,987,841	834,787	2,149,775	.	
    Tertiary level and university studies	3,848,633	448,385	3,395,026	.	
FEMALES	
    Total	14,645,063	1,913,092	12,694,247	37,724	
    First stage secondary education and lower	7,971,757	903,705	7,040,330	.	
    Intermediate-level studies	2,738,238	601,345	2,134,004	.	
    Tertiary level and university studies	3,935,068	408,043	3,519,913	.	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) The Intermediate-level studies category is comprised of: Post-Secondary Education, intermediate-level technical-professional education.
Data referring to the 12 months prior to the date of the survey.

 The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
Source: National Statistics Institute