Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Population of 16 years old and over which has enrolled in  regulated education studies during the last 12 months by absolute value/percentage,   achieved and age groups.
Units: absolute value/percentage

	Total	16-19 years of age	20-24 years of age	25-44 years of age	45-54 years of age	55 years old and over	
Absolute values in thousands	
    Both sexes	
        Total	3,324.2	1,454.6	1,190.5	611.6	27.8	39.7	
        Illiterates	10.8	0.4	1.0	2.3	1.0	6.2	
        (1) Primary education	294.8	255.1	4.9	8.4	3.0	23.3	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	995.5	863.1	101.0	24.9	3.7	2.8	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	1,323.4	329.7	786.0	202.5	3.3	1.9	
        Post secondary and higher education	699.7	6.2	297.7	373.5	16.8	5.5	
    Males	
        Total	1,581.5	693.8	545.6	323.9	12.3	5.9	
        Illiterates	2.0	..	0.8	1.2	..	..	
        (1) Primary education	146.7	138.6	1.5	3.7	0.6	2.3	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	484.3	419.5	54.7	8.2	1.2	0.7	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	612.3	133.4	363.6	113.9	0.5	0.9	
        Post secondary and higher education	336.2	2.3	125.1	196.9	9.9	2.0	
    Females	
        Total	1,742.7	760.8	644.9	287.7	15.5	33.8	
        Illiterates	8.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.0	6.2	
        (1) Primary education	148.1	116.5	3.4	4.7	2.4	21.0	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	511.2	443.6	46.3	16.7	2.5	2.2	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	711.1	196.3	422.4	88.6	2.8	1.0	
        Post secondary and higher education	363.5	3.9	172.5	176.7	6.9	3.5	
Percentages	
    Both sexes	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.3	..	0.1	0.4	3.5	15.6	
        (1) Primary education	8.9	17.5	0.4	1.4	10.9	58.8	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	29.9	59.3	8.5	4.1	13.3	7.2	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	39.8	22.7	66.0	33.1	11.9	4.7	
        Post secondary and higher education	21.0	0.4	25.0	61.1	60.5	13.8	
    Males	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.1	..	0.1	0.4	..	..	
        (1) Primary education	9.3	20.0	0.3	1.1	5.1	38.9	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	30.6	60.5	10.0	2.5	10.1	11.7	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	38.7	19.2	66.6	35.2	4.3	15.3	
        Post secondary and higher education	21.3	0.3	22.9	60.8	80.5	34.1	
    Females	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.5	0.1	..	0.4	6.3	18.3	
        (1) Primary education	8.5	15.3	0.5	1.6	15.4	62.2	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	29.3	58.3	7.2	5.8	15.8	6.4	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	40.8	25.8	65.5	30.8	17.9	2.8	
        Post secondary and higher education	20.9	0.5	26.8	61.4	44.6	10.2	
Notes:
(1) includes training and job placement  studies which do not  require secondary education 1st stage degrees.     
 (2) includes training and job placement  studies which do not  require secondary education 2nd stage degrees. It also includes  Social Guarantee Programme studies.	    
 3) includes training and job placement  studies which  require secondary education 2nd stage degrees.
Source: National Statistics Institute