Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Population aged 16 and over which has received some type of  non regulated education during the last 12 months by sex, training level achieved,  absolute/percentage value 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	3,127.3	171.8	414.0	1,845.6	433.6	262.4	
        Illiterates	9.2	0.1	0.9	3.1	0.7	4.4	
        (1) Primary education	295.3	24.8	12.0	72.5	74.5	111.5	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	671.0	104.7	106.1	340.6	84.3	35.3	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	722.6	40.2	157.8	410.1	85.6	28.8	
        Post secondary and higher education	1,429.2	1.9	137.2	1,019.3	188.4	82.4	
    Males	
        Total	1,469.1	86.8	191.7	878.5	214.4	97.8	
        Illiterates	1.7	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.1	
        (1) Primary education	135.3	14.8	6.6	44.2	36.5	33.3	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	350.8	54.2	61.6	182.8	39.6	12.5	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	346.9	17.2	73.4	206.9	37.6	11.7	
        Post secondary and higher education	634.4	0.6	49.7	443.6	100.5	40.1	
    Females	
        Total	1,658.2	85.0	222.3	967.2	219.2	164.6	
        Illiterates	7.5	.	0.5	2.2	0.5	4.2	
        (1) Primary education	160.0	10.1	5.4	28.4	38.0	78.2	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	320.3	50.5	44.5	157.8	44.7	22.8	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	375.7	23.0	84.4	203.2	48.0	17.1	
        Post secondary and higher education	794.8	1.3	87.5	575.7	87.9	42.3	
Percentages	
    Both sexes	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.7	
        (1) Primary education	9.4	14.5	2.9	3.9	17.2	42.5	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	21.5	61.0	25.6	18.5	19.4	13.5	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	23.1	23.4	38.1	22.2	19.8	11.0	
        Post secondary and higher education	45.7	1.1	33.1	55.2	43.5	31.4	
    Males	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	
        (1) Primary education	9.2	17.0	3.4	5.0	17.0	34.1	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	23.9	62.4	32.1	20.8	18.5	12.8	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	23.6	19.8	38.3	23.6	17.5	12.0	
        Post secondary and higher education	43.2	0.7	25.9	50.5	46.9	41.0	
    Females	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	2.6	
        (1) Primary education	9.7	11.9	2.4	2.9	17.3	47.5	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	19.3	59.5	20.0	16.3	20.4	13.8	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	22.7	27.1	38.0	21.0	21.9	10.4	
        Post secondary and higher education	47.9	1.5	39.4	59.5	40.1	25.7	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

(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