Economically Active Population Survey
National results.    Active population
Activity rates by sex, studies segment to 2 digits and level of education attained.
Units: percentage

;total;Illiterates;Primary education;First stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion;Second stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion;Training and labour insertion with secondary education certificate (2nd stage);Higher education, except doctorate;Doctorate;
both sexes;
    total;56.36;10.40;31.91;66.02;66.88;75.57;82.14;89.93;
    0. Basic training and personal development programs;48.91;..;31.91;66.00;61.41;100.00;82.11;100.00;
    01. Basic training programs;48.91;..;31.91;66.00;61.40;..;..;..;
    09. Personal development;74.84;..;..;43.35;71.89;100.00;82.11;100.00;
    1. Education;76.06;..;..;83.76;76.36;80.70;76.01;100.00;
    14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences;76.06;..;..;83.76;76.36;80.70;76.01;100.00;
    2. Arts and humanities;79.48;..;..;40.08;72.84;91.70;79.80;89.48;
    21. Arts;78.23;..;..;71.51;73.06;91.26;79.31;100.00;
    22. Humanities;80.30;..;..;10.26;66.27;100.00;80.07;88.48;
    3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law;79.88;..;..;52.77;71.45;61.73;82.47;89.38;
    31. Social and behavioural sciences;84.10;..;..;100.00;81.22;100.00;83.65;99.01;
    32. Journalism and information;83.93;..;..;..;94.67;100.00;83.76;86.19;
    34. Business and administration studies;79.18;..;..;52.40;71.35;61.87;83.07;98.31;
    38. Law;79.47;..;..;..;38.38;0.00;79.67;67.26;
    4. Sciences;84.13;..;..;52.34;84.97;88.46;83.74;93.39;
    42. Life sciences;77.72;..;..;..;77.71;100.00;76.63;97.21;
    44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences;82.98;..;..;0.00;84.00;100.00;82.21;92.81;
    46. Mathematics and statistics;81.21;..;..;0.00;45.67;..;82.34;85.11;
    48. Information technology;88.17;..;..;77.33;87.74;84.99;88.21;100.00;
    5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training    manufacturing industry and construction;86.66;..;..;89.46;88.63;84.14;85.78;78.14;
    52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training;88.00;..;..;91.35;90.17;85.60;86.86;83.13;
    54. Manufacturing industry and production;81.48;..;..;92.39;80.78;70.36;81.79;69.48;
    58. Architecture and construction;83.66;..;..;78.61;83.00;78.77;83.91;64.98;
    6. Agriculture;83.05;..;..;78.61;82.57;78.53;83.07;89.85;
    62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing;83.28;..;..;78.61;82.53;78.53;83.32;100.00;
    64. Veterinary medicine;82.24;..;..;..;83.93;..;82.38;77.37;
    7. Health and social services;82.83;..;..;72.96;79.13;70.79;84.02;91.57;
    72. Health;82.74;..;..;65.59;79.13;69.94;83.94;91.57;
    76. Social services;83.91;..;..;92.32;79.04;75.14;84.79;..;
    8. Services;76.33;..;..;81.84;75.94;72.77;76.53;72.58;
    81. Personal services;79.67;..;..;81.84;75.95;87.68;82.16;100.00;
    84. Transport services;71.28;..;..;..;81.12;89.43;69.43;..;
    85. Environmental protection;78.60;..;..;..;54.61;78.11;82.62;0.00;
    86. Security services;54.01;..;..;..;79.29;33.23;50.90;..;
    9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable;14.11;10.40;..;79.44;79.69;87.98;78.05;43.46;
    90. Unknown or unspecified sectors;78.56;..;..;79.44;79.69;87.98;78.05;43.46;
    99. Not applicable;10.40;10.40;..;..;..;..;..;..;
males;
    total;68.08;19.42;46.54;79.50;74.39;82.21;84.62;88.93;
    0. Basic training and personal development programs;62.90;..;46.54;79.50;68.81;100.00;93.51;..;
    01. Basic training programs;62.90;..;46.54;79.51;68.81;..;..;..;
    09. Personal development;82.36;..;..;57.63;74.55;100.00;93.51;..;
    1. Education;79.66;..;..;100.00;100.00;..;79.54;100.00;
    14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences;79.66;..;..;100.00;100.00;..;79.54;100.00;
    2. Arts and humanities;84.23;..;..;74.29;82.82;100.00;84.21;89.32;
    21. Arts;84.24;..;..;71.51;82.95;100.00;84.43;100.00;
    22. Humanities;84.22;..;..;100.00;77.02;..;84.04;87.83;
    3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law;84.07;..;..;22.15;80.54;67.95;84.88;90.85;
    31. Social and behavioural sciences;89.46;..;..;..;80.71;..;88.86;100.00;
    32. Journalism and information;92.17;..;..;..;100.00;100.00;92.10;100.00;
    34. Business and administration studies;84.08;..;..;22.15;80.52;68.77;85.46;97.34;
    38. Law;80.36;..;..;..;55.22;0.00;80.56;70.14;
    4. Sciences;85.61;..;..;58.98;90.73;84.61;85.06;91.58;
    42. Life sciences;77.30;..;..;..;83.68;..;75.32;100.00;
    44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences;83.72;..;..;0.00;90.04;100.00;82.93;90.11;
    46. Mathematics and statistics;79.78;..;..;0.00;94.39;..;79.79;80.37;
    48. Information technology;89.56;..;..;100.00;90.84;78.56;89.42;100.00;
    5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training    manufacturing industry and construction;87.32;..;..;90.40;89.55;88.81;86.24;77.39;
    52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training;88.17;..;..;91.30;90.36;89.51;86.94;82.27;
    54. Manufacturing industry and production;82.48;..;..;98.13;85.02;67.64;81.39;69.48;
    58. Architecture and construction;85.89;..;..;77.98;85.31;93.70;86.14;64.98;
    6. Agriculture;86.08;..;..;78.61;85.41;85.17;86.07;100.00;
    62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing;86.11;..;..;78.61;85.87;85.17;86.04;100.00;
    64. Veterinary medicine;85.91;..;..;..;0.00;..;86.18;100.00;
    7. Health and social services;86.74;..;..;100.00;86.84;12.73;86.69;88.71;
    72. Health;86.36;..;..;100.00;86.74;33.02;86.21;88.71;
    76. Social services;93.44;..;..;100.00;89.40;0.00;94.67;..;
    8. Services;75.91;..;..;100.00;88.53;56.89;72.71;72.58;
    81. Personal services;89.43;..;..;100.00;93.90;100.00;87.45;100.00;
    84. Transport services;69.78;..;..;..;84.59;100.00;67.39;..;
    85. Environmental protection;84.60;..;..;..;57.49;100.00;90.86;0.00;
    86. Security services;52.09;..;..;..;78.30;30.74;48.89;..;
    9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable;24.48;19.42;..;78.63;85.24;100.00;73.82;0.00;
    90. Unknown or unspecified sectors;77.93;..;..;78.63;85.24;100.00;73.82;0.00;
    99. Not applicable;19.42;19.42;..;..;..;..;..;..;
females;
    total;45.19;6.16;19.59;50.82;59.31;67.60;79.67;91.71;
    0. Basic training and personal development programs;35.44;..;19.59;50.76;53.89;..;76.50;100.00;
    01. Basic training programs;35.43;..;19.59;50.76;53.88;..;..;..;
    09. Personal development;70.17;..;..;34.78;69.32;..;76.50;100.00;
    1. Education;74.86;..;..;80.30;75.46;80.70;74.80;100.00;
    14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences;74.86;..;..;80.30;75.46;80.70;74.80;100.00;
    2. Arts and humanities;75.85;..;..;0.00;58.08;85.28;76.67;89.68;
    21. Arts;71.62;..;..;..;58.05;83.83;74.15;100.00;
    22. Humanities;77.96;..;..;0.00;58.52;100.00;77.76;89.21;
    3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law;77.29;..;..;59.58;67.92;59.38;80.80;87.27;
    31. Social and behavioural sciences;81.58;..;..;100.00;81.31;100.00;81.28;97.45;
    32. Journalism and information;77.73;..;..;..;93.56;..;77.34;84.28;
    34. Business and administration studies;76.44;..;..;59.19;67.78;59.35;81.50;100.00;
    38. Law;78.56;..;..;..;0.00;0.00;78.77;63.14;
    4. Sciences;81.99;..;..;42.62;78.95;97.32;81.82;97.78;
    42. Life sciences;78.00;..;..;..;76.52;100.00;77.47;92.95;
    44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences;82.00;..;..;..;81.01;100.00;81.27;100.00;
    46. Mathematics and statistics;82.65;..;..;0.00;0.00;..;84.77;100.00;
    48. Information technology;84.86;..;..;52.98;82.87;96.97;85.18;100.00;
    5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training    manufacturing industry and construction;79.93;..;..;77.00;73.55;40.04;81.88;100.00;
    52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training;84.86;..;..;100.00;83.66;36.35;85.69;100.00;
    54. Manufacturing industry and production;76.53;..;..;71.44;67.22;100.00;84.39;..;
    58. Architecture and construction;76.03;..;..;81.77;65.16;39.67;77.12;..;
    6. Agriculture;74.76;..;..;..;71.67;50.34;75.39;73.94;
    62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing;73.11;..;..;..;68.35;50.34;74.17;100.00;
    64. Veterinary medicine;77.64;..;..;..;100.00;..;77.26;67.41;
    7. Health and social services;81.58;..;..;70.57;78.20;74.90;82.96;96.36;
    72. Health;81.52;..;..;63.97;78.21;71.10;82.99;96.36;
    76. Social services;82.15;..;..;90.68;78.17;100.00;82.78;..;
    8. Services;76.59;..;..;77.79;72.26;83.98;79.88;..;
    81. Personal services;76.54;..;..;77.79;72.36;85.10;79.93;..;
    84. Transport services;82.06;..;..;..;61.89;86.36;86.21;..;
    85. Environmental protection;67.80;..;..;..;37.30;50.40;69.69;..;
    86. Security services;100.00;..;..;..;100.00;100.00;100.00;..;
    9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable;8.99;6.16;..;86.47;72.64;78.30;81.95;100.00;
    90. Unknown or unspecified sectors;79.26;..;..;86.47;72.64;78.30;81.95;100.00;
    99. Not applicable;6.16;6.16;..;..;..;..;..;..;
Notes:
1) ~'level of education attained,Second stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion'~Since the first quarter of 2003 this category includes the  Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation Programs.
Source: National Statistics Institute