Living Conditions Survey (LCS) Intergenerational transmission of poverty Adults aged 25 to 59 by educational level attained and educational level of the father when they were teenagers Units: Total adults (thousands) and vertical percentages ;Total;Primary education or lower;Secondary Education (First stage);Secondary Education (Second stage);Higher education;No data recorded; Total;24,317.1;4,447.0;6,074.4;5,877.2;7,899.0;19.5; Illiterate;4.9;14.2;5.8;1.8;1.2;..; Primary education or lower and Secondary Education (First stage);74.8;78.8;84.8;77.5;63.2;15.6; Secondary Education (Second stage);7.1;1.2;3.6;9.7;11.3;..; Higher education;9.0;0.7;1.7;7.0;20.7;..; No data recorded;4.2;5.2;4.2;4.0;3.7;84.4; Notes: 1) ~'educational level attained'~Primary education or lower: Includes illiterate Secondary Education (First stage): Includes training and job placement Secondary Education (Second stage): Includes training and job placement (included that requiring Secondary Education Graduate qualification) Higher education: Includes training and job placement 1) ~'educational level of the father'~Secondary Education (Second stage): Includes training and job placement (included that requiring Secondary Education Graduate qualification) 1) In order to elaborate this table, we have taken into account the nowadays situation of adults aged 25 to 59 years old and that of their parents or their household when they were teenagers. 'Father' means the man that the respondent used to consider his father when he was a teenager. 'Mother' means the woman that the respondent used to consider his mother when he was a teenager. Source: National Statistics Institute