Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities 
Formal and informal education. Absolute values
Average expenditure per formal education activity, by sex and highest level of studies completed by the person carrying it out.
Units: euros

	Total	Expenses on registration, classes and exam fees	Expenses on books and materials	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	639.19	509.89	129.30	
    First stage secondary education and lower	162.20	117.10	45.10	
    Intermediate-level studies	655.06	495.21	159.85	
    Tertiary level and university studies	746.55	606.61	139.94	
MALES	
    Total	794.63	671.13	123.50	
    First stage secondary education and lower	245.74	199.25	.	
    Intermediate-level studies	658.07	496.65	161.42	
    Tertiary level and university studies	961.85	833.19	128.66	
FEMALES	
    Total	512.07	378.16	133.91	
    First stage secondary education and lower	96.24	52.15	44.09	
    Intermediate-level studies	652.64	494.07	158.57	
    Tertiary level and university studies	567.00	417.97	149.03	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) The Intermediate-level studies category is comprised of: Post-Secondary Education, intermediate-level technical-professional education.
Data referring to the 12 months prior to the date of the survey.

 The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
Source: National Statistics Institute