Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities INTERGENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY Intergenerational educational mobility of persons aged 18 to 65 by sex and age group Units: percentage of persons Upwards mobility Downwards mobility No mobility BOTH SEXES Total [18, 65] 74.52 7.20 18.28 Subtotal [25, 64] 77.55 5.03 17.42 18 to 24 years 50.39 24.60 25.01 25 to 34 years old 69.07 8.11 22.82 35 to 44 years old 77.28 4.89 17.84 45 to 54 years old 83.74 2.88 13.38 55 to 65 years old 80.85 4.08 15.07 MEN Total [18, 65] 74.19 7.76 18.04 Subtotal [25, 64] 77.65 5.27 17.08 18 to 24 years 47.24 27.58 25.18 25 to 34 years old 67.53 9.64 22.83 35 to 44 years old 76.55 5.62 17.83 45 to 54 years old 84.99 2.37 12.64 55 to 65 years old 83.13 2.62 14.24 WOMEN Total [18, 65] 74.85 6.63 18.52 Subtotal [25, 64] 77.46 4.78 17.76 18 to 24 years 53.64 21.52 24.84 25 to 34 years old 70.68 6.51 22.81 35 to 44 years old 78.02 4.14 17.84 45 to 54 years old 82.49 3.39 14.12 55 to 65 years old 78.67 5.47 15.85 Notes: 1) Intergenerational mobility means the difference between the highest educational level of a person and the highest educational level of their parents, so it will be upwards when the level of the person is higher that the one of their parents, downwards when it is lower and there would not be mobility when the levels coincide. 'Highest educational level of their parents' means the highest level comparing the highest educational level of the father and the highest educational level of the mother of the interviewed person. Data referring to the 12 months prior to the date of the survey. Symbol '.' it has to be understood as data that cannot be given as it might be affected by sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute