Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities 
Formal and informal education. Percentage values
Reason for carrying out the informal education activity, by sex and highest level of studies completed by the person carrying it out.
Units: percentages

	To do one's work better and/or improve professional aspirations	To decrease the possibility of losing one's job	To increase the possibility of getting a job or changing to another job or profession	To create one's own enterprise	Obligated to participate	To acquire knowledge or techniques that are useful in everyday life	To acquire knowledge or techniques that are useful in a subject, for personal interests	To gain a certificate	To meet new people, for fun	For other reasons	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	53.21	8.84	19.81	3.42	7.98	38.34	52.74	18.74	10.08	3.44	
    First stage secondary education and lower	38.26	9.72	18.58	3.20	11.29	41.57	49.87	17.06	16.14	4.34	
    Intermediate-level studies	54.70	9.79	23.24	3.92	8.97	40.57	53.99	22.13	9.38	3.73	
    Tertiary level and university studies	60.18	7.94	18.83	3.30	5.83	35.64	53.63	18.02	7.31	2.84	
MALES	
    Total	55.57	9.42	17.17	3.86	10.94	33.34	48.87	17.19	7.02	2.89	
    First stage secondary education and lower	46.39	12.00	17.88	3.80	15.05	34.06	45.45	18.17	8.41	3.30	
    Intermediate-level studies	58.66	9.68	18.86	3.21	11.70	33.54	50.30	20.67	5.72	3.29	
    Tertiary level and university studies	59.02	7.84	15.87	4.24	8.26	32.83	50.01	14.80	6.93	2.46	
FEMALES	
    Total	50.93	8.28	22.36	3.00	5.11	43.18	56.48	20.24	13.05	3.97	
    First stage secondary education and lower	29.93	7.37	19.29	2.60	7.44	49.24	54.39	15.93	24.03	5.41	
    Intermediate-level studies	50.19	9.93	28.21	4.72	5.86	48.57	58.19	23.79	13.54	4.24	
    Tertiary level and university studies	61.19	8.03	21.42	2.48	3.70	38.10	56.78	20.83	7.64	3.17	
Notes:
1) The Intermediate-level studies category is comprised of: Post-Secondary Education, intermediate-level technical-professional education
 For each activity, several reasons may be checked 
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