Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Occupied persons which have received some type of non-regulated educational course during the  last 12 months by autonomous community, level of education 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	2,128.1	33.6	202.2	1,440.1	346.8	105.4	
        Illiterates	1.1	.	.	1.0	0.1	.	
        (1) Primary education	141.1	4.1	6.7	51.0	52.2	27.1	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	406.5	23.5	62.1	250.6	58.1	12.3	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	455.8	5.2	60.7	311.7	63.7	14.6	
        Post secondary and higher education	1,123.5	0.7	72.8	825.9	172.7	51.5	
    Males	
        Total	1,136.9	21.0	100.6	755.2	199.9	60.3	
        Illiterates	0.7	.	.	0.7	.	.	
        (1) Primary education	99.3	3.3	4.5	38.3	34.4	18.7	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	260.1	14.7	41.0	160.0	37.2	7.1	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	251.1	2.7	29.9	177.8	34.5	6.1	
        Post secondary and higher education	525.7	0.3	25.1	378.2	93.7	28.3	
    Females	
        Total	991.2	12.6	101.7	684.9	146.9	45.1	
        Illiterates	0.4	.	.	0.2	0.1	.	
        (1) Primary education	41.8	0.9	2.2	12.7	17.8	8.4	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	146.4	8.7	21.1	90.5	21.0	5.1	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	204.8	2.5	30.8	133.8	29.1	8.5	
        Post secondary and higher education	597.8	0.5	47.6	447.6	78.9	23.2	
Percentages	
    Both sexes	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.1	.	.	0.1	0.0	.	
        (1) Primary education	6.6	12.3	3.3	3.5	15.1	25.7	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	19.1	70.0	30.7	17.4	16.8	11.6	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	21.4	15.6	30.0	21.6	18.4	13.8	
        Post secondary and higher education	52.8	2.2	36.0	57.4	49.8	48.8	
    Males	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.1	.	.	0.1	.	.	
        (1) Primary education	8.7	15.6	4.5	5.1	17.2	31.1	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	22.9	70.3	40.8	21.2	18.6	11.8	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	22.1	12.9	29.7	23.6	17.3	10.1	
        Post secondary and higher education	46.2	1.2	25.0	50.1	46.9	47.0	
    Females	
        Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
        Illiterates	0.0	.	.	0.0	0.1	.	
        (1) Primary education	4.2	6.8	2.1	1.9	12.1	18.5	
        (2) Secondary education 1st stage	14.8	69.4	20.7	13.2	14.3	11.4	
        (3) Secondary education 2nd stage	20.7	20.0	30.3	19.5	19.8	18.8	
        Post secondary and higher education	60.3	3.7	46.8	65.4	53.7	51.3	
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