Economically Active Population Survey National results. Active population Activity rates by sex, level of education attained and age groups (years). Units: percentage 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 56.36 25.46 64.30 84.91 85.06 82.75 80.89 76.69 68.83 53.96 33.12 4.07 0.63 z. Illiterates 10.40 26.17 26.13 25.49 33.40 43.99 30.78 42.12 38.71 24.09 18.29 1.45 0.18 b. Primary education 31.91 31.04 77.41 79.95 76.37 73.99 70.15 67.12 59.85 47.58 28.39 2.62 0.36 11. Incomplete primary education 17.86 48.20 62.63 68.16 65.83 66.10 62.25 54.88 51.08 40.05 26.88 1.98 0.23 12. Complete primary education 36.92 30.05 80.32 82.02 78.61 75.43 71.64 68.96 61.53 49.45 28.88 2.93 0.44 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 70.98 67.54 97.89 86.40 83.98 88.14 78.03 91.60 64.99 36.76 21.23 16.36 0.00 D. First stage of secondary education 66.00 25.34 83.79 87.12 80.28 77.67 77.57 74.06 69.54 55.50 36.29 4.27 1.23 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 58.44 35.32 79.16 84.26 75.29 72.15 75.02 73.28 68.05 57.04 33.61 5.02 1.32 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 66.97 23.29 84.29 87.42 80.82 78.30 77.86 74.14 69.69 55.31 36.70 4.11 1.20 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 51.59 47.58 60.27 53.78 16.45 59.63 44.56 61.13 37.64 100.00 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 79.03 89.08 90.50 89.99 79.74 79.98 72.88 80.39 69.00 58.22 66.70 0.69 4.99 F. Second stage of secondary education 66.67 18.49 46.21 82.82 86.67 85.20 85.32 81.95 73.98 57.96 41.46 6.79 1.68 32. Upper secondary education 61.41 11.69 36.01 78.37 86.31 85.53 86.56 82.26 73.65 57.07 40.29 6.96 2.18 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 79.67 65.69 86.45 91.28 87.35 84.68 83.05 81.18 74.91 60.55 44.76 6.50 0.54 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 45.31 11.25 32.22 89.84 80.53 80.06 54.98 36.87 .. 0.00 57.10 0.00 0.00 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 75.57 73.43 76.63 95.11 73.58 74.03 91.11 90.24 96.36 93.07 34.20 0.00 0.00 h. Higher level technical-professional education 84.91 77.35 83.83 92.35 91.49 90.73 87.27 89.08 83.20 73.42 32.76 1.64 0.35 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 80.80 100.00 80.88 91.38 97.68 93.89 80.17 79.52 94.17 53.89 51.69 11.20 3.20 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 78.86 100.00 81.32 90.85 96.59 93.01 75.00 88.45 90.20 60.97 53.20 15.35 3.41 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 84.87 100.00 80.20 92.41 99.14 97.13 94.81 64.48 100.00 45.93 47.27 0.00 0.00 j. First and second cycle university education 81.02 56.20 53.36 84.12 91.92 91.59 92.35 92.69 90.12 81.95 58.50 21.46 4.58 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 76.61 27.47 48.40 82.50 92.17 90.92 91.98 90.84 87.97 77.53 51.13 13.61 1.39 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 84.83 87.41 63.61 85.51 91.75 92.01 92.61 94.25 92.08 86.70 66.92 31.50 8.09 k. Official professional specialisation studies 85.18 .. 84.01 92.73 97.79 96.45 94.77 93.73 83.99 100.00 59.99 30.72 2.35 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 89.93 .. 64.27 79.67 92.68 98.92 98.96 100.00 99.49 98.81 90.14 56.73 27.17 males total 68.08 31.09 69.85 89.74 94.91 95.01 94.23 91.82 88.23 74.97 47.86 5.57 1.02 z. Illiterates 19.42 34.76 32.99 39.48 48.65 56.02 50.97 53.61 55.44 37.40 32.08 2.05 0.05 b. Primary education 46.54 37.65 87.11 91.12 90.94 90.66 90.04 88.28 85.89 73.02 44.87 3.38 0.56 11. Incomplete primary education 28.34 53.84 76.60 81.72 83.60 80.31 81.80 77.55 76.87 64.86 43.50 2.32 0.40 12. Complete primary education 52.32 36.63 89.25 92.86 92.57 92.55 91.55 89.69 87.48 74.82 45.29 3.88 0.67 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 78.38 71.42 97.50 100.00 100.00 96.50 76.86 100.00 100.00 36.46 38.66 7.81 0.00 D. First stage of secondary education 79.51 31.49 89.31 95.95 95.10 94.25 93.81 92.28 89.86 75.90 49.47 5.28 1.31 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 72.01 43.11 86.28 92.20 91.93 88.76 89.97 91.14 89.48 81.67 51.65 6.58 1.71 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 80.53 28.73 89.67 96.38 95.46 94.96 94.27 92.40 89.89 75.22 49.14 5.00 1.18 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 53.36 47.71 69.23 33.34 59.12 .. 30.11 55.89 22.42 .. .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 87.44 92.55 90.91 94.13 90.03 98.09 95.17 92.07 86.18 76.60 59.68 1.17 0.00 F. Second stage of secondary education 74.19 19.52 48.59 86.30 95.96 96.84 96.05 94.13 87.68 72.66 50.40 6.37 1.48 32. Upper secondary education 68.82 11.43 37.56 80.87 95.09 96.74 96.31 94.44 86.59 72.61 49.94 6.19 1.99 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 87.54 65.87 87.55 96.72 97.42 96.99 95.49 92.93 91.46 72.83 51.94 7.02 0.30 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 70.20 0.00 30.58 100.00 91.25 100.00 100.00 100.00 .. .. .. 0.00 0.00 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 82.21 51.46 77.66 100.00 87.72 96.65 100.00 93.38 100.00 100.00 52.99 0.00 0.00 h. Higher level technical-professional education 87.79 81.66 83.94 94.89 97.75 98.01 97.19 95.19 89.10 76.93 31.15 1.61 0.00 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 81.29 100.00 85.08 92.70 100.00 100.00 96.38 88.83 94.74 40.25 65.58 22.12 4.05 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 79.76 100.00 90.44 92.68 100.00 100.00 98.66 84.56 90.43 68.35 92.98 25.57 4.39 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 84.38 100.00 84.18 92.74 100.00 100.00 92.10 100.00 100.00 3.56 24.13 0.00 0.00 j. First and second cycle university education 83.15 43.82 48.88 82.92 96.26 97.81 97.27 96.91 95.06 86.54 65.32 25.34 6.31 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 78.76 17.22 41.35 79.38 96.42 97.81 97.47 96.13 92.69 82.82 59.69 14.74 2.06 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 86.24 84.84 63.02 85.72 96.15 97.81 97.15 97.36 96.52 89.80 70.03 34.04 9.00 k. Official professional specialisation studies 79.81 .. 91.50 89.51 98.00 92.78 93.50 88.73 84.81 100.00 52.88 38.32 2.81 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 88.93 .. 91.58 98.76 91.10 98.97 99.59 100.00 100.00 98.55 90.26 59.84 30.74 females total 45.19 19.52 58.50 79.81 74.68 70.12 67.47 61.67 49.83 33.89 19.37 2.81 0.35 z. Illiterates 6.16 9.02 21.49 15.59 15.56 32.47 20.46 29.48 26.91 18.31 12.03 1.21 0.23 b. Primary education 19.59 21.61 62.60 65.17 56.59 53.61 49.92 48.20 37.75 26.37 14.93 2.02 0.22 11. Incomplete primary education 10.29 38.39 39.91 47.97 39.49 48.54 43.38 38.58 31.95 22.73 14.62 1.72 0.13 12. Complete primary education 23.22 20.75 66.86 67.96 60.01 54.53 51.19 49.82 38.94 27.37 15.03 2.18 0.28 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 63.92 62.60 98.93 73.22 75.18 71.55 78.58 89.90 54.66 37.08 0.00 23.74 0.00 D. First stage of secondary education 50.76 18.84 75.38 74.04 62.14 58.88 61.36 56.20 50.43 36.69 22.68 3.32 1.16 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 40.97 24.63 65.80 69.48 52.28 47.81 58.37 52.16 48.25 35.26 15.55 3.37 0.99 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 51.92 17.84 76.26 74.45 63.13 59.96 61.67 56.56 50.64 36.87 23.78 3.31 1.22 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 47.74 47.24 35.08 77.99 0.00 59.63 100.00 100.00 58.48 100.00 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 70.86 85.69 90.02 86.30 66.74 64.64 51.47 74.30 58.78 44.57 80.38 0.00 12.91 F. Second stage of secondary education 59.10 17.65 44.02 79.15 77.21 74.12 74.60 68.90 58.69 41.72 31.02 7.38 1.94 32. Upper secondary education 53.89 11.88 34.63 75.71 77.75 74.88 76.15 67.35 57.43 38.83 28.07 8.05 2.43 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 71.90 65.49 85.24 85.65 76.25 73.01 72.10 72.57 61.51 49.05 37.96 5.80 0.86 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 28.33 11.62 34.08 74.78 69.49 28.47 26.69 11.28 .. 0.00 57.10 0.00 0.00 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 67.60 93.92 75.62 89.81 57.06 52.67 80.11 87.41 69.63 75.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 h. Higher level technical-professional education 81.06 69.74 83.70 89.60 84.71 81.53 73.82 77.07 71.93 60.48 40.01 1.74 1.89 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 80.41 .. 79.48 90.43 95.65 88.68 64.36 75.14 93.33 75.05 40.49 0.00 0.00 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 78.13 .. 80.75 89.66 92.38 86.77 56.69 90.73 89.92 47.23 30.74 0.00 0.00 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 85.29 .. 75.38 92.12 98.67 95.09 100.00 53.41 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 .. j. First and second cycle university education 79.12 62.53 55.65 85.00 88.48 86.73 87.75 88.60 84.01 74.99 47.28 15.29 1.68 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 75.06 34.14 51.83 84.61 89.08 86.28 87.88 87.39 84.28 71.22 41.50 12.52 0.81 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 83.32 88.40 63.93 85.35 88.04 87.05 87.64 90.06 83.60 80.52 58.67 23.07 4.33 k. Official professional specialisation studies 91.48 .. 65.93 95.11 97.62 100.00 95.94 100.00 81.93 100.00 69.62 0.00 0.00 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 91.71 .. 0.00 58.63 95.01 98.85 97.98 100.00 98.89 100.00 89.70 0.00 0.00 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