Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities 
Formal and informal education. Absolute values
Reason for carrying out the informal education activity, by sex and highest level of studies completed by the person carrying it out.
Units: activities

	To do one's work better and/or improve professional aspirations	To decrease the possibility of losing one's job	To increase the possibility of getting a job or changing to another job or profession	To create one's own enterprise	Obligated to participate	To acquire knowledge or techniques that are useful in everyday life	To acquire knowledge or techniques that are useful in a subject, for personal interests	To gain a certificate	To meet new people, for fun	For other reasons	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	5,819,369	966,517	2,165,924	374,137	872,682	4,192,671	5,767,777	2,049,666	1,102,485	376,229	
    First stage secondary education and lower	1,082,402	274,890	525,581	90,662	319,398	1,176,123	1,411,016	482,676	456,541	122,912	
    Intermediate-level studies	1,410,821	252,643	599,343	100,984	231,287	1,046,488	1,392,699	570,896	241,885	96,284	
    Tertiary level and university studies	3,326,146	438,985	1,041,000	182,490	321,997	1,970,060	2,964,063	996,094	404,059	157,033	
MALES	
    Total	2,989,322	506,537	923,463	207,594	588,756	1,793,479	2,629,134	924,917	377,511	155,708	
    First stage secondary education and lower	663,670	171,723	255,757	54,314	215,287	487,235	650,193	259,849	120,366	47,211	
    Intermediate-level studies	805,302	132,888	258,987	44,057	160,577	460,457	690,617	283,815	78,555	45,155	
    Tertiary level and university studies	1,520,350	201,926	408,719	109,223	212,892	845,787	1,288,323	381,254	178,590	63,342	
FEMALES	
    Total	2,830,047	459,980	1,242,461	166,543	283,926	2,399,192	3,138,644	1,124,749	724,974	220,521	
    First stage secondary education and lower	418,732	103,167	269,824	36,348	104,110	688,888	760,823	222,827	336,175	75,701	
    Intermediate-level studies	605,519	119,754	340,356	56,928	70,710	586,031	702,082	287,081	163,330	51,129	
    Tertiary level and university studies	1,805,796	237,059	632,281	73,267	109,106	1,124,273	1,675,739	614,840	225,469	93,690	
Notes:
1) The Intermediate-level studies category is comprised of: Post-Secondary Education, intermediate-level technical-professional education
 For each activity, several reasons may be checked 
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