Economically Active Population Survey National results. Active population Activity rates by sex, level of education attained and studies segment to 1 digit. Units: percentage total Basic training and personal development programs education arts and humanities social sciences, business edcuation and law sciences Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction agriculture health and social services services unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable both sexes total 55.78 48.05 76.28 79.86 80.30 84.07 86.87 83.37 83.30 76.47 11.72 z. Illiterates 8.20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.20 b. Primary education 30.77 30.77 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 16.69 16.69 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 35.83 35.83 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 70.70 42.80 83.29 39.98 53.33 52.69 89.17 82.95 74.12 82.18 70.77 D. First stage of secondary education 65.87 65.87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 58.52 58.52 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 66.82 66.82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 50.41 43.19 .. 0.00 46.58 .. 58.30 .. 79.86 64.08 0.00 E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 78.65 63.32 61.71 68.25 73.99 87.49 88.57 87.57 72.14 67.05 80.58 F. Second stage of secondary education 66.10 60.27 77.78 74.04 71.37 85.91 89.05 81.94 79.59 76.36 80.52 32. Upper secondary education 60.26 60.26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 79.70 94.31 77.78 80.56 71.37 85.91 89.05 81.94 79.59 76.36 80.52 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 46.33 .. .. 46.33 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 75.77 100.00 79.74 91.49 61.45 87.70 85.60 78.74 71.36 72.22 83.89 h. Higher level technical-professional education 85.08 62.87 83.94 83.84 81.65 89.64 88.97 86.41 82.03 81.19 70.39 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 82.46 61.71 70.45 83.45 83.84 88.38 82.36 43.33 94.02 75.69 82.68 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 79.98 25.72 62.26 84.11 79.07 89.49 75.37 100.00 90.27 86.47 77.96 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 87.57 100.00 86.66 56.17 91.44 84.46 89.15 0.00 99.10 40.16 100.00 j. First and second cycle university education 81.39 91.79 75.98 79.44 83.56 81.58 82.23 82.85 85.13 73.94 82.43 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 76.87 89.35 74.59 66.39 77.07 66.12 79.20 79.61 83.43 78.03 86.17 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 85.37 92.88 84.32 81.58 86.90 87.45 86.08 85.60 87.71 67.23 77.40 k. Official professional specialisation studies 84.74 100.00 80.35 76.62 95.46 92.23 80.19 95.87 88.87 66.70 0.00 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 91.07 100.00 100.00 89.35 92.68 94.51 80.88 89.06 91.45 75.94 36.29 males total 67.65 62.30 80.07 84.10 84.24 85.63 87.55 86.35 86.97 75.53 20.37 z. Illiterates 15.06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.06 b. Primary education 45.41 45.41 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 26.54 26.54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 51.37 51.37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 78.27 59.41 100.00 74.73 24.23 59.80 90.02 82.95 100.00 100.00 68.03 D. First stage of secondary education 79.51 79.51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 72.29 72.29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 80.51 80.51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 51.89 48.18 .. .. 27.86 .. 57.53 .. 0.00 100.00 0.00 E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 87.37 100.00 .. 75.46 80.42 97.40 90.81 87.68 94.05 63.71 86.77 F. Second stage of secondary education 73.82 67.95 100.00 83.09 80.77 89.97 89.87 85.42 87.93 89.72 86.27 32. Upper secondary education 67.94 67.94 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 87.68 100.00 100.00 84.84 80.77 89.97 89.87 85.42 87.93 89.72 86.27 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 71.09 .. .. 71.09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 81.65 100.00 .. 100.00 67.07 83.09 88.80 85.65 13.43 55.47 100.00 h. Higher level technical-professional education 87.99 100.00 89.00 85.39 82.86 91.46 89.43 88.10 89.68 84.09 77.11 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 83.45 55.86 79.71 92.22 75.32 98.46 83.93 16.66 96.30 80.16 72.20 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 81.77 0.00 65.39 94.68 69.37 100.00 75.99 100.00 95.74 89.98 68.89 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 86.88 100.00 94.98 56.17 86.88 93.44 91.90 0.00 100.00 54.98 100.00 j. First and second cycle university education 83.21 100.00 79.83 83.62 85.63 82.85 82.28 85.99 86.57 65.69 77.29 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 78.76 100.00 78.94 72.53 79.30 72.07 79.16 84.16 85.10 72.61 81.68 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 86.41 100.00 84.93 85.63 88.48 87.73 86.20 87.63 87.55 60.11 71.61 k. Official professional specialisation studies 79.64 100.00 100.00 72.43 96.66 88.82 86.64 94.87 81.67 61.59 0.00 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 90.01 .. 100.00 88.94 93.50 93.03 80.12 100.00 88.48 75.94 0.00 females total 44.57 34.49 75.01 76.63 77.86 81.82 79.60 75.40 82.11 77.03 7.61 z. Illiterates 5.10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.10 b. Primary education 18.72 18.72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 9.82 9.82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 22.25 22.25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 63.99 32.89 79.90 0.00 59.19 43.55 78.34 .. 71.69 78.04 87.01 D. First stage of secondary education 50.54 50.54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 40.79 40.79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 51.69 51.69 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 47.37 31.95 .. 0.00 61.46 .. 100.00 .. 90.39 49.33 0.00 E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 70.11 49.71 61.71 47.94 71.09 81.09 64.75 87.17 70.55 67.96 67.20 F. Second stage of secondary education 58.36 52.49 76.89 59.94 67.77 80.93 73.53 68.86 78.60 72.57 73.12 32. Upper secondary education 52.48 52.48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 71.91 88.90 76.89 72.37 67.77 80.93 73.53 68.86 78.60 72.57 73.12 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 29.29 .. .. 29.29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 68.84 .. 79.74 85.33 59.26 97.29 50.81 49.43 75.23 83.34 74.95 h. Higher level technical-professional education 81.23 59.88 83.47 81.24 81.19 86.95 80.90 74.11 80.75 79.43 63.47 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 81.69 100.00 65.62 78.25 88.47 74.18 70.33 100.00 93.19 72.91 93.62 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 78.62 100.00 61.12 78.25 84.98 75.26 69.91 100.00 86.63 84.51 90.52 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 88.10 .. 78.53 .. 93.50 69.98 70.65 .. 99.02 27.43 100.00 j. First and second cycle university education 79.78 86.43 74.62 76.94 81.73 79.77 81.96 76.24 84.46 82.49 87.15 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 75.51 85.95 73.07 62.16 75.40 54.21 79.42 69.07 82.98 81.15 90.16 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 84.27 86.73 84.09 79.21 85.39 87.09 85.44 81.64 87.85 87.96 82.95 k. Official professional specialisation studies 90.84 .. 77.82 77.90 94.81 97.30 58.86 100.00 97.26 85.26 0.00 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 92.90 100.00 100.00 89.81 91.51 97.77 100.00 74.41 96.43 .. 100.00 Notes: 1) ~'level of education attained,E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation.'~Since the first quarter of 2003, this new category E* is included, which groups persons with basic professional training that allows for their insertion into the labour market, but who have not reached the objectives of Obligatory Secondary Education (ESO) and, therefore, cannot be classified within the category E. Source: National Statistics Institute