Migration Statistic National results Flow of emigration abroad of people aged 25 and over by year, sex and level of studies Unidades: Movimientos migratorios 2021 2020 2019 Both sexes Total 299.179 192.506 231.616 Illiterates 2.121 1.675 1.556 Incomplete primary education 38.292 15.767 17.663 Primary education 69.660 43.391 49.619 First stage of secondary education and the like 42.195 32.972 40.401 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 44.046 28.542 33.982 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 11.726 7.972 9.327 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 95 60 52 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 10.572 7.098 8.544 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 37.683 18.014 22.697 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 24.034 24.704 32.243 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 11.530 7.867 9.705 University doctorate 4.519 3.787 4.912 No consta 2.706 657 915 Males Total 163.028 104.361 125.935 Illiterates 1.019 813 759 Incomplete primary education 21.346 8.813 9.751 Primary education 37.713 23.145 26.289 First stage of secondary education and the like 27.730 21.140 26.287 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 23.847 15.371 18.424 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 6.487 4.432 5.263 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 58 32 22 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 5.821 3.934 4.787 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 17.510 8.506 10.788 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 12.249 12.171 15.904 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 5.218 3.556 4.502 University doctorate 2.464 2.008 2.542 No consta 1.566 440 617 Females Total 136.151 88.145 105.681 Illiterates 1.102 862 797 Incomplete primary education 16.946 6.954 7.912 Primary education 31.947 20.246 23.330 First stage of secondary education and the like 14.465 11.832 14.114 Second stage of secondary education, with general guidance 20.199 13.171 15.558 Segunda etapa de educación secundaria con orientación profesional 5.239 3.540 4.064 Non-tertiary post-secondary education 37 28 30 Vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports of high degree and equivalent; own university degrees requiring the Baccalaureate certificate, duration equal to or longer than two years. 4.751 3.164 3.757 University grades of 240 ECTS credits, university diploma, own university qualifications as expert or specialist, and the like. 20.173 9.508 11.909 University degree of more than 240 ECTS credits, graduates and equivalent 11.785 12.533 16.339 Masters, specialities in Health Sciences by the residence system and similar 6.312 4.311 5.203 University doctorate 2.055 1.779 2.370 No consta 1.140 217 298 Notas: The level of studies is obtained for the data from 2019. Las variables "Nivel de estudios", "Relación con la actividad económica" y "Ocupación", relativas a la emigración definitiva del 2021, se van a proporcionar más tarde: tras la publicación de la información adicional recogida en el Censo 2021, a partir de febrero 2023. Fuente: