Rates of de facto couples of persons aged 16 years old or older according to educational level by sex and
age

  TOTAL Primary education or below Secondary education Higher education
TOTAL TOTAL Primary education or below TOTAL OSE, BGE, pre-university preparation course University preparation course Intermediate Professional Training Advanced Professional Training TOTAL Diploma course Degree Doctorate
TOTAL TOTAL 5,93% 3,55% 3,55% 7,54% 6,44% 9,12% 9,19% 9,76% 8,59% 8,02% 9,28% 7,36%
From 16 to 19 58,53% 51,84% 51,84% 63,34% 60,90% 73,41% 67,32% 60,18% 0 0 0 0
From 20 to 24 41,50% 36,72% 36,72% 42,24% 39,28% 49,15% 44,66% 45,10% 54,07% 53,13% 56,37% 0
From 25 to 29 21,00% 19,90% 19,90% 19,89% 18,01% 24,11% 20,48% 21,10% 26,87% 24,84% 29,14% 26,77%
From 30 to 34 11,24% 10,88% 10,88% 10,78% 9,76% 13,00% 11,12% 11,25% 13,10% 12,19% 13,81% 14,45%
From 35 to 44 6,35% 5,68% 5,68% 6,31% 5,67% 7,68% 6,55% 6,62% 7,40% 6,83% 7,84% 8,21%
From 45 to 54 3,64% 3,03% 3,03% 3,79% 3,30% 5,11% 4,31% 4,45% 4,96% 4,28% 5,58% 5,90%
From 55 to 64 2,11% 1,85% 1,85% 2,40% 2,12% 3,31% 2,87% 2,90% 2,87% 2,49% 3,26% 3,57%
From 65 or more 1,73% 1,66% 1,66% 1,97% 1,85% 2,26% 2,29% 2,06% 1,91% 1,84% 1,96% 2,00%
Male TOTAL 5,96% 3,74% 3,74% 7,57% 6,73% 8,68% 9,03% 8,88% 7,66% 7,36% 8,08% 6,44%
From 16 to 19 66,23% 60,78% 60,78% 70,71% 68,74% 81,32% 71,58% 61,76% 0 0 0 0
From 20 to 24 49,37% 44,09% 44,09% 50,87% 47,61% 58,96% 54,19% 57,23% 67,73% 66,67% 69,76% 0
From 25 to 29 24,54% 22,92% 22,92% 23,67% 21,39% 29,13% 24,63% 26,04% 32,46% 31,50% 33,44% 30,27%
From 30 to 34 12,59% 12,01% 12,01% 12,22% 11,14% 14,68% 12,63% 12,69% 14,73% 14,39% 14,96% 14,94%
From 35 to 44 6,82% 6,34% 6,34% 6,80% 6,28% 8,06% 6,94% 6,68% 7,51% 7,21% 7,67% 8,01%
From 45 to 54 4,04% 3,42% 3,42% 4,17% 3,72% 5,38% 4,37% 4,23% 5,09% 4,54% 5,49% 5,63%
From 55 to 64 2,35% 2,04% 2,04% 2,62% 2,32% 3,53% 2,81% 2,89% 3,09% 2,77% 3,34% 3,57%
From 65 or more 1,74% 1,66% 1,66% 2,00% 1,89% 2,25% 2,24% 2,02% 1,91% 1,84% 1,97% 1,96%
Female TOTAL 5,89% 3,36% 3,36% 7,50% 6,17% 9,61% 9,35% 11,01% 9,58% 8,59% 10,79% 9,51%
From 16 to 19 56,40% 49,13% 49,13% 61,45% 58,90% 71,44% 66,13% 59,77% 0 0 0 0
From 20 to 24 38,00% 32,35% 32,35% 38,65% 35,40% 45,75% 41,15% 41,21% 50,96% 50,31% 52,63% 0
From 25 to 29 18,67% 17,27% 17,27% 17,29% 15,43% 21,25% 17,70% 18,20% 24,62% 22,49% 27,17% 24,77%
From 30 to 34 10,10% 9,80% 9,80% 9,52% 8,55% 11,70% 9,74% 9,82% 12,05% 10,96% 12,99% 13,98%
From 35 to 44 5,91% 5,09% 5,09% 5,81% 5,11% 7,29% 6,18% 6,53% 7,31% 6,55% 8,01% 8,54%
From 45 to 54 3,22% 2,71% 2,71% 3,37% 2,91% 4,72% 4,24% 5,13% 4,77% 4,00% 5,76% 6,66%
From 55 to 64 1,84% 1,69% 1,69% 2,11% 1,88% 2,93% 2,97% 2,95% 2,39% 2,03% 3,00% 3,57%
From 65 or more 1,71% 1,67% 1,67% 1,92% 1,80% 2,29% 2,41% 2,27% 1,90% 1,86% 1,91% 2,49%

The couple formation rate, for a specific subgroup, refers to the percentage of persons in the subgroup
living in consensual union relative to the population living with their de facto or de jure partner