Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities Formal and informal education. Percentage values Characteristics of the formal education activities carried out for work reasons, by sex and nationality. Units: percentages Total They carry out the activity mainly during paid working hours The employer pays part or all of the expenses of the classes, registration and exam fees. The employer pays part or all of the expenses of the books or technical study media. BOTH SEXES Total 48.89 14.70 30.94 26.35 First stage secondary education and lower 29.53 . . . Intermediate-level studies 40.93 . 20.76 . Tertiary level and university studies 56.96 15.53 34.25 29.07 MALES Total 50.29 18.24 38.31 33.81 First stage secondary education and lower 43.45 . . . Intermediate-level studies 40.25 . . . Tertiary level and university studies 56.06 18.53 41.23 35.54 FEMALES Total 47.69 11.49 24.24 19.58 First stage secondary education and lower . . . . Intermediate-level studies 41.56 . . . Tertiary level and university studies 57.72 13.05 28.47 23.72 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