Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 34 years old who worked after completing the official studies, according to the number of months elapsed between the date on which they stopped studying and the date on which they started working, by educational level reached. Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages Total Less than 1 month From 1 month to less than 3 months From 3 months to less than 6 months From 6 months to less than 9 months From 9 months to less than 12 months From 1 year to less than 2 years From 2 years to less than 3 years From 3 years to less than 5 years From 5 years to less than 10 years 10 years or more Absolute value Total 6,015.7 1,689.2 409.9 494.4 274.4 161.2 944.4 569.5 611.6 590.0 271.1 Primary Education or lower 490.5 146.4 24.0 19.2 13.7 6.3 63.9 37.0 64.0 65.9 50.1 Obligatory Secondary Education 1,914.6 538.8 83.9 90.0 66.5 37.3 267.3 232.4 237.3 225.3 135.8 Post-Secondary Education 844.3 225.9 51.0 50.6 34.8 13.5 135.1 77.0 91.1 130.2 35.0 Intermediate Vocational Training or the equivalent 711.2 207.4 60.8 67.6 44.4 21.3 114.0 60.2 65.8 50.7 18.9 Advanced Vocational Training or the equivalent 792.8 227.7 70.0 102.8 43.0 23.5 131.5 60.8 56.5 56.7 20.3 University studies 1,262.3 343.1 120.3 164.3 72.0 59.2 232.5 102.1 96.9 61.1 10.9 Percentage Total 100.00 28.08 6.81 8.22 4.56 2.68 15.70 9.47 10.17 9.81 4.51 Primary Education or lower 100.00 29.84 4.88 3.91 2.80 1.28 13.04 7.54 13.05 13.44 10.22 Obligatory Secondary Education 100.00 28.14 4.38 4.70 3.47 1.95 13.96 12.14 12.39 11.77 7.09 Post-Secondary Education 100.00 26.76 6.05 5.99 4.12 1.60 16.00 9.12 10.79 15.42 4.15 Intermediate Vocational Training or the equivalent 100.00 29.17 8.55 9.50 6.24 3.00 16.03 8.46 9.25 7.13 2.66 Advanced Vocational Training or the equivalent 100.00 28.72 8.82 12.96 5.42 2.97 16.59 7.66 7.13 7.15 2.56 University studies 100.00 27.18 9.53 13.01 5.70 4.69 18.42 8.09 7.68 4.84 0.87 Notes: The work must be a paid job of more than three months' duration Source: National Statistics Institute