Sex	Highest level of studies completed	Began to study an educational level higher than that achieved, and dropped out	Total
BOTH SEXES	Total	Total	29,238,135
BOTH SEXES	Total	Yes	4,359,656
BOTH SEXES	Total	No	24,818,927
BOTH SEXES	Total	No data recorded	59,552
BOTH SEXES	First stage secondary education and lower	Total	15,728,355
BOTH SEXES	First stage secondary education and lower	Yes	2,067,096
BOTH SEXES	First stage secondary education and lower	No	13,620,208
BOTH SEXES	First stage secondary education and lower	No data recorded	41,051
BOTH SEXES	Intermediate-level studies	Total	5,726,079
BOTH SEXES	Intermediate-level studies	Yes	1,436,132
BOTH SEXES	Intermediate-level studies	No	4,283,780
BOTH SEXES	Intermediate-level studies	No data recorded	.
BOTH SEXES	Tertiary level and university studies	Total	7,783,701
BOTH SEXES	Tertiary level and university studies	Yes	856,428
BOTH SEXES	Tertiary level and university studies	No	6,914,939
BOTH SEXES	Tertiary level and university studies	No data recorded	.
MALES	Total	Total	14,593,072
MALES	Total	Yes	2,446,564
MALES	Total	No	12,124,680
MALES	Total	No data recorded	.
MALES	First stage secondary education and lower	Total	7,756,598
MALES	First stage secondary education and lower	Yes	1,163,391
MALES	First stage secondary education and lower	No	6,579,879
MALES	First stage secondary education and lower	No data recorded	.
MALES	Intermediate-level studies	Total	2,987,841
MALES	Intermediate-level studies	Yes	834,787
MALES	Intermediate-level studies	No	2,149,775
MALES	Intermediate-level studies	No data recorded	.
MALES	Tertiary level and university studies	Total	3,848,633
MALES	Tertiary level and university studies	Yes	448,385
MALES	Tertiary level and university studies	No	3,395,026
MALES	Tertiary level and university studies	No data recorded	.
FEMALES	Total	Total	14,645,063
FEMALES	Total	Yes	1,913,092
FEMALES	Total	No	12,694,247
FEMALES	Total	No data recorded	37,724
FEMALES	First stage secondary education and lower	Total	7,971,757
FEMALES	First stage secondary education and lower	Yes	903,705
FEMALES	First stage secondary education and lower	No	7,040,330
FEMALES	First stage secondary education and lower	No data recorded	.
FEMALES	Intermediate-level studies	Total	2,738,238
FEMALES	Intermediate-level studies	Yes	601,345
FEMALES	Intermediate-level studies	No	2,134,004
FEMALES	Intermediate-level studies	No data recorded	.
FEMALES	Tertiary level and university studies	Total	3,935,068
FEMALES	Tertiary level and university studies	Yes	408,043
FEMALES	Tertiary level and university studies	No	3,519,913
FEMALES	Tertiary level and university studies	No data recorded	.