Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons between 15 and 74 years of age (1), depending on whether they have applied for recognition of qualification obtained abroad and whether or not they have it recognised the qualification obtained abroad, by country of birth. 
Unidades: Absolute values in thousands and Percentage

	Absolute values							Percentage							
	Total	Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised	Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised (*)	Has not applied, because not needed	Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures	No, for other reasons (**)	No answer/Don't know	Total	Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised	Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised (*)	Has not applied, because not needed	Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures	No, for other reasons (**)	No answer/Don't know	
Total	4.196,7	496,7	220,7	1.680,7	449,8	997,7	351,1	100	11,84	5,26	40,05	10,72	23,77	8,37	
Spain	191,9	66,3	7,6	69,4	13,8	20	14,9	100	34,52	3,94	36,17	7,2	10,4	7,78	
Abroad	4.004,8	430,5	213,1	1.611,3	435,9	977,8	336,2	100	10,75	5,32	40,23	10,89	24,42	8,4	
Europe	1.392	125,2	44	728	122,3	262,3	110,3	100	8,99	3,16	52,3	8,79	18,84	7,92	
Latin America	1.817,5	263,1	146,2	554,5	234,9	486,9	131,8	100	14,47	8,05	30,51	12,93	26,79	7,25	
Rest of the world	795,3	42,2	22,9	328,8	78,7	228,6	94,1	100	5,31	2,87	41,34	9,89	28,75	11,83	
Notas:
It includes people whose highest level of education attained is higher than illiterate and incomplete primary education.  
 (*) It includes people who have applied, but formal qualification have not been recognised and those who have done so, but the procedure of recognition is still pending. 
 (**) It includes people who have not applied because they are not aware of the possibilities or the way to do it those who have not requested it because it is not possible to do so and those who state that they have not requested it for other reasons.
Fuente: National Statistics Institute