Survey on Adult Population Involvement in Learning Activities Linguistic and information technology knowledge. Percentage values Use and knowledge of the language that s/he knows the best, by language, sex and mastery of the language of the person using it. Units: percentages Total Beginner's level Intermediate level Advanced level BOTH SEXES Total 100.00 21.93 46.58 31.50 Spanish 100.00 9.42 30.54 60.04 Catalan 100.00 15.58 37.82 46.60 Basque 100.00 14.74 58.19 27.06 Valenciano 100.00 16.82 44.16 39.02 Galician 100.00 . 40.88 50.59 English 100.00 28.27 54.51 17.23 French 100.00 29.37 51.94 18.69 German 100.00 20.59 50.91 28.51 Italian 100.00 15.43 47.84 36.73 Portuguese 100.00 . 47.52 38.82 Others 100.00 . 29.15 58.88 MALES Total 100.00 21.11 47.27 31.62 Spanish 100.00 11.08 31.68 57.25 Catalan 100.00 14.34 38.45 47.21 Basque 100.00 . 63.34 . Valenciano 100.00 . 48.23 38.69 Galician 100.00 . 48.32 45.03 English 100.00 25.89 56.25 17.86 French 100.00 29.41 49.29 21.30 German 100.00 . 45.61 . Italian 100.00 . 51.40 31.65 Portuguese 100.00 . 51.01 . Others 100.00 . . . FEMALES Total 100.00 22.77 45.86 31.37 Spanish 100.00 7.52 29.25 63.23 Catalan 100.00 16.83 37.19 45.98 Basque 100.00 . 53.93 33.18 Valenciano 100.00 . 40.50 39.31 Galician 100.00 . 35.23 54.81 English 100.00 30.71 52.72 16.57 French 100.00 29.33 54.54 16.13 German 100.00 . 58.49 . Italian 100.00 . 43.24 43.29 Portuguese 100.00 . . . Others 100.00 . . 57.98 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) The person has selected the language that s/he claims to know the best, with the exception of mother tongues. 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