Economically Active Population Survey National results. Active population Active population by sex, level of education attained and age groups (years). Units: thousands of persons total From 16 to 19 From 20 to 24 From 25 to 29 From 30 to 34 From 35 to 39 From 40 to 44 From 45 to 49 From 50 to 54 From 55 to 59 From 60 to 64 From 65 to 69 70 and over both sexes total 20,184.5 483.3 1,923.1 3,104.2 3,098.7 2,899.9 2,644.9 2,220.9 1,748.6 1,285.3 664.5 79.4 31.8 z. Illiterates 105.6 1.8 3.9 6.5 9.6 14.5 9.4 15.0 14.0 12.9 15.0 2.0 1.0 b. Primary education 3,873.3 104.6 154.5 223.1 287.1 341.4 423.3 628.5 672.2 628.5 360.0 36.1 13.8 11. Incomplete primary education 570.2 8.9 20.6 28.4 43.4 46.9 59.7 67.3 92.3 105.7 84.6 9.0 3.6 12. Complete primary education 3,303.1 95.7 133.9 194.7 243.6 294.6 363.6 561.2 579.9 522.9 275.5 27.2 10.3 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 27.1 1.8 5.1 3.5 2.5 5.6 3.0 2.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 5,805.6 280.7 768.1 839.0 883.0 888.8 828.5 564.8 395.5 248.7 97.4 7.7 3.3 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 584.5 66.7 69.6 76.3 80.6 84.4 80.6 50.6 33.7 27.6 11.9 1.5 0.9 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 5,221.1 214.0 698.5 762.7 802.4 804.4 747.9 514.3 361.7 221.1 85.6 6.2 2.4 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 5.1 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 95.5 6.1 18.7 18.2 13.9 12.3 11.2 6.8 3.8 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.1 F. Second stage of secondary education 4,215.7 78.0 548.8 730.4 697.3 653.5 593.1 444.1 259.3 135.7 65.3 7.2 2.9 32. Upper secondary education 2,751.3 43.0 340.3 452.7 440.3 404.5 395.7 330.9 190.1 98.6 47.1 5.3 2.7 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 1,459.4 34.9 207.9 276.7 255.5 248.0 196.9 113.1 69.2 37.1 17.9 1.9 0.3 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 5.0 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 .. 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 26.9 0.9 4.1 5.4 4.4 5.2 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 1,741.7 6.6 206.1 392.5 361.8 309.2 204.3 110.1 88.1 50.1 12.4 0.4 0.1 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 56.8 0.2 6.7 12.4 11.0 10.5 4.7 5.3 3.8 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 37.5 0.1 4.1 8.2 6.2 8.2 3.2 3.7 2.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 19.3 0.1 2.6 4.3 4.8 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 j. First and second cycle university education 4,110.6 0.5 203.7 860.9 809.2 635.2 543.6 427.3 298.9 196.0 103.3 23.2 8.6 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 1,802.6 0.1 124.5 390.1 334.5 242.3 225.8 191.7 139.6 96.1 48.2 8.3 1.4 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 2,308.0 0.4 79.2 470.8 474.7 392.8 317.8 235.7 159.3 100.0 55.1 15.0 7.2 k. Official professional specialisation studies 33.2 .. 1.3 7.3 5.5 5.4 4.7 3.9 3.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 87.5 .. 0.2 4.7 13.4 18.2 16.0 10.3 6.8 7.9 6.2 2.1 1.8 males total 11,905.1 302.9 1,067.2 1,685.0 1,774.1 1,689.8 1,545.8 1,324.4 1,109.0 872.6 463.4 49.5 21.4 z. Illiterates 63.0 1.6 2.0 4.2 7.5 9.1 5.3 10.0 8.3 6.1 8.2 0.8 0.1 b. Primary education 2,582.2 74.7 105.0 144.9 196.8 230.2 274.0 390.3 442.8 438.5 255.8 20.4 8.8 11. Incomplete primary education 379.4 6.3 15.6 20.4 33.0 31.5 38.5 39.8 59.1 70.4 58.1 4.5 2.3 12. Complete primary education 2,202.8 68.3 89.4 124.5 163.9 198.7 235.4 350.5 383.7 368.2 197.7 15.9 6.5 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 14.6 1.1 3.7 2.0 1.1 4.1 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 3,707.5 179.3 494.4 551.6 575.7 572.8 500.6 348.5 247.7 163.1 67.5 4.6 1.7 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 405.3 47.1 49.5 54.3 57.1 61.7 51.0 34.1 21.3 18.5 9.1 1.0 0.5 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 3,302.2 132.2 444.9 497.2 518.6 511.1 449.6 314.4 226.4 144.6 58.4 3.6 1.1 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 3.6 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.0 .. 0.0 0.2 0.1 .. .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 52.1 3.1 10.1 9.0 8.8 6.9 7.1 2.7 1.8 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 F. Second stage of secondary education 2,353.2 36.6 277.0 390.7 389.7 362.0 333.6 263.9 162.1 89.3 42.8 3.9 1.5 32. Upper secondary education 1,553.1 18.2 166.4 240.8 239.4 222.9 227.3 209.1 124.3 67.8 32.6 2.8 1.4 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 797.0 18.4 110.3 149.3 149.5 138.2 106.0 54.7 37.8 21.6 10.1 1.2 0.1 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 3.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 .. .. .. 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 16.0 0.3 2.1 3.0 2.8 3.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 1,028.7 4.4 105.3 209.2 201.1 186.4 130.9 78.0 61.9 41.3 9.6 0.3 0.0 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 25.8 0.2 1.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 2.8 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 16.9 0.1 0.3 3.3 3.6 4.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 8.9 0.1 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 j. First and second cycle university education 1,986.0 0.1 63.0 359.2 374.9 297.4 276.5 219.8 174.3 124.8 71.7 16.8 7.4 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 776.9 0.0 34.8 151.7 147.6 105.0 102.2 80.1 64.6 55.8 29.8 4.4 0.9 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 1,209.1 0.1 28.2 207.6 227.4 192.4 174.3 139.7 109.7 69.0 41.9 12.4 6.5 k. Official professional specialisation studies 16.8 .. 1.0 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 55.5 .. 0.2 3.0 7.9 9.9 9.8 5.9 3.7 6.5 4.8 2.1 1.8 females total 8,279.4 180.4 855.9 1,419.2 1,324.6 1,210.1 1,099.1 896.5 639.5 412.7 201.1 29.9 10.5 z. Illiterates 42.6 0.2 1.9 2.3 2.1 5.5 4.2 5.0 5.7 6.8 6.8 1.2 0.9 b. Primary education 1,291.1 30.0 49.5 78.2 90.2 111.3 149.4 238.2 229.3 190.0 104.2 15.7 5.0 11. Incomplete primary education 190.8 2.6 5.0 8.0 10.5 15.4 21.2 27.5 33.1 35.3 26.5 4.5 1.2 12. Complete primary education 1,100.3 27.4 44.5 70.2 79.7 95.9 128.2 210.7 196.2 154.7 77.8 11.2 3.8 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 12.5 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 2,098.1 101.5 273.7 287.4 307.3 315.9 327.9 216.4 147.8 85.6 29.9 3.1 1.6 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 179.2 19.6 20.1 22.0 23.5 22.7 29.7 16.5 12.4 9.0 2.7 0.5 0.4 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 1,918.9 81.9 253.6 265.4 283.8 293.3 298.2 199.9 135.3 76.5 27.2 2.6 1.3 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 43.4 3.0 8.5 9.2 5.1 5.4 4.0 4.1 2.0 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.1 F. Second stage of secondary education 1,862.5 41.4 271.8 339.7 307.6 291.4 259.5 180.2 97.2 46.4 22.5 3.3 1.5 32. Upper secondary education 1,198.2 24.7 173.9 211.9 200.9 181.6 168.4 121.8 65.7 30.9 14.5 2.5 1.3 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 662.4 16.5 97.6 127.5 106.0 109.8 90.9 58.4 31.4 15.5 7.8 0.7 0.2 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 .. 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 10.9 0.6 2.1 2.4 1.6 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 713.0 2.1 100.8 183.3 160.7 122.8 73.3 32.1 26.1 8.8 2.8 0.1 0.1 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 31.0 .. 5.0 7.2 5.7 5.3 1.9 3.4 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 20.6 .. 3.8 4.9 2.7 4.0 1.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 10.5 .. 1.1 2.3 3.1 1.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 .. j. First and second cycle university education 2,124.6 0.4 140.7 501.7 434.2 337.8 267.1 207.6 124.6 71.3 31.6 6.4 1.2 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 1,025.6 0.1 89.8 238.5 186.9 137.4 123.6 111.6 74.9 40.2 18.4 3.9 0.4 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 1,098.9 0.3 50.9 263.3 247.3 200.5 143.5 96.0 49.6 31.0 13.2 2.5 0.8 k. Official professional specialisation studies 16.4 .. 0.3 4.3 3.1 2.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 32.0 .. 0.0 1.6 5.6 8.2 6.2 4.4 3.1 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 Notes: 1) ~'level of education attained,E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation.'~Since the first quarter of 2003, this new category E* is included, which groups persons with basic professional training that allows for their insertion into the labour market, but who have not reached the objectives of Obligatory Secondary Education (ESO) and, therefore, cannot be classified within the category E. Source: National Statistics Institute