Economically Active Population Survey Chapter I. National results. Unemployed Unemployment rates by sex, age groups (years) and level of education attained. Units: percentage total Illiterates Primary education First stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion Second stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion Training and labour insertion with secondary education certificate (2nd stage) Higher education, except doctorate Doctorate both sexes total 11.36 20.73 11.98 13.03 11.34 12.45 9.10 4.95 from 16 to 19 29.20 100.00 29.27 29.32 29.87 20.39 22.25 .. from 20 to 24 20.41 25.06 23.97 18.41 19.71 19.23 23.25 60.78 from 25 to 29 14.49 24.42 20.79 14.22 12.89 15.12 14.41 16.59 from 30 to 44 9.75 20.49 13.81 11.31 9.16 10.38 6.68 4.86 from 45 to 54 7.68 20.35 10.01 7.95 7.28 2.02 3.27 0.17 55 years of age and over 6.71 19.95 7.83 6.57 6.20 2.29 2.04 2.04 males total 8.05 17.10 9.17 9.03 7.31 9.58 6.15 3.35 from 16 to 19 24.59 100.00 25.22 24.98 23.02 9.78 16.19 .. from 20 to 24 16.53 14.65 20.99 14.68 15.93 16.20 19.43 0.00 from 25 to 29 10.78 9.62 16.02 10.01 9.31 14.93 11.08 12.30 from 30 to 44 6.34 16.60 10.11 6.93 5.04 6.92 4.36 4.05 from 45 to 54 4.97 13.38 6.82 4.81 4.18 0.00 2.03 0.00 55 years of age and over 5.64 20.05 6.83 4.71 4.48 2.29 1.91 2.50 females total 16.36 25.30 17.66 20.39 16.66 16.86 12.35 7.64 from 16 to 19 37.15 0.00 39.37 37.24 37.18 41.88 27.88 .. from 20 to 24 25.22 40.03 30.78 25.01 23.54 24.51 26.09 60.78 from 25 to 29 18.99 44.08 32.28 21.89 17.27 15.33 17.16 19.02 from 30 to 44 14.71 25.78 20.59 19.34 14.75 14.72 9.24 5.98 from 45 to 54 12.36 29.58 15.99 13.60 12.12 8.43 5.19 0.78 55 years of age and over 9.25 19.84 10.17 11.23 9.82 0.00 2.36 0.00 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute