Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons from 16 to 64 years old who were born outside Spain, according to her/his knowledge of other official spanish languages different from Castilian Units: Absolute values (thousands) and percentages Total Mother tongue (**) Advanced level Intermediate level Beginner Does not know her/his level absolute value Total 2,048.2 118.9 186.9 381.0 1,203.9 157.4 Catalan 1,121.0 48.1 128.3 254.5 605.7 84.5 Valenciano 609.9 17.9 29.2 87.5 429.4 45.9 Gallego 159.6 51.2 26.7 31.4 47.8 2.4 Basque 157.7 1.7 2.8 7.6 121.0 24.7 percentage Total 100.00 5.80 9.13 18.60 58.78 7.69 Catalan 100.00 4.29 11.44 22.70 54.03 7.54 Valenciano 100.00 2.94 4.78 14.35 70.41 7.52 Gallego 100.00 32.09 16.73 19.69 29.97 1.52 Basque 100.00 1.06 1.78 4.82 76.69 15.64 Notes: 1) (**) It includes those who speak that language referred to as native (*) Each person has answered in connection to the language of his/her Autonomous Community of residence, that is, those resident in Catalu±a and Illes Balears in connection to Catalan, those in Comunitat Valenciana to Valencian, those of Galicia to Galician, and those of Comunidad Foral de Navarra and PaÝs Vasco to Basque Source: National Statistics Institute