Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities Formal and informal education. Absolute values Average expenditure per participant in informal education activities, by sex and highest level of studies completed. Units: euros Total Expenses on registration, classes and exam fees Expenses on books and materials BOTH SEXES Total 706.51 460.72 245.79 First stage secondary education and lower 518.32 342.67 175.65 Intermediate-level studies 849.11 560.96 288.15 Tertiary level and university studies 753.30 485.22 268.08 MALES Total 827.25 538.52 288.73 First stage secondary education and lower 701.41 479.88 221.53 Intermediate-level studies 1,063.83 753.37 310.46 Tertiary level and university studies 789.91 471.34 318.57 FEMALES Total 631.91 414.06 217.85 First stage secondary education and lower 411.52 264.55 146.97 Intermediate-level studies 718.20 446.11 272.09 Tertiary level and university studies 729.95 493.84 236.11 Notes: 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