Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities Formal and informal education. Absolute values Average number of hours of instruction per formal education activity, by sex and highest level of studies completed by the person carrying it out. Units: hours Average BOTH SEXES Total 363.89 First stage secondary education and lower 322.69 Intermediate-level studies 461.18 Tertiary level and university studies 337.64 MALES Total 395.11 First stage secondary education and lower 358.15 Intermediate-level studies 468.72 Tertiary level and university studies 375.47 FEMALES Total 339.27 First stage secondary education and lower 294.13 Intermediate-level studies 454.88 Tertiary level and university studies 308.56 Notes: 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