Economically Active Population Survey National results. Active population Activity rates by sex, studies segment to 2 digits 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 55.78 8.20 30.77 65.89 66.31 75.77 82.48 91.07 0. Basic training and personal development programs 48.05 .. 30.77 65.87 60.26 100.00 81.68 100.00 01. Basic training programs 48.04 .. 30.77 65.87 60.25 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 74.64 .. .. 42.80 72.22 100.00 81.68 100.00 1. Education 76.28 .. .. 83.29 76.91 79.74 76.22 100.00 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 76.28 .. .. 83.29 76.91 79.74 76.22 100.00 2. Arts and humanities 79.86 .. .. 39.98 73.80 91.49 80.15 89.35 21. Arts 79.05 .. .. 71.67 74.28 91.09 80.09 100.00 22. Humanities 80.39 .. .. 11.06 54.89 100.00 80.18 88.32 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 80.30 .. .. 53.33 71.46 61.45 83.04 92.68 31. Social and behavioural sciences 84.69 .. .. 100.00 79.92 100.00 84.25 99.25 32. Journalism and information 85.31 .. .. .. 94.07 100.00 85.15 88.91 34. Business and administration studies 79.52 .. .. 52.92 71.37 61.61 83.64 98.27 38. Law 79.99 .. .. .. 38.40 0.00 80.06 76.98 4. Sciences 84.07 .. .. 52.69 86.07 87.70 83.57 94.51 42. Life sciences 77.69 .. .. .. 77.02 100.00 76.49 97.31 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 82.90 .. .. 0.00 85.58 100.00 82.08 93.33 46. Mathematics and statistics 81.67 .. .. 0.00 68.23 .. 81.83 91.37 48. Information technology 88.01 .. .. 76.30 87.41 85.28 88.07 100.00 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 86.87 .. .. 89.17 88.87 85.60 85.96 80.88 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 88.22 .. .. 90.96 90.32 87.62 87.10 84.67 54. Manufacturing industry and production 81.66 .. .. 92.71 81.43 72.35 81.71 71.79 58. Architecture and construction 83.62 .. .. 77.58 82.61 76.12 83.93 72.44 6. Agriculture 83.37 .. .. 82.95 82.55 78.74 83.47 89.06 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 83.72 .. .. 82.95 82.51 78.74 83.90 100.00 64. Veterinary medicine 82.10 .. .. .. 84.15 .. 82.23 77.54 7. Health and social services 83.30 .. .. 74.12 79.12 71.36 84.67 91.45 72. Health 83.19 .. .. 67.23 79.15 70.40 84.58 91.45 76. Social services 84.50 .. .. 91.93 78.62 76.40 85.55 .. 8. Services 76.47 .. .. 82.18 75.69 72.22 76.91 75.94 81. Personal services 79.99 .. .. 82.18 75.66 86.58 83.03 100.00 84. Transport services 71.62 .. .. .. 81.43 89.45 69.69 .. 85. Environmental protection 77.42 .. .. .. 54.87 77.49 81.55 0.00 86. Security services 52.88 .. .. .. 79.52 33.90 49.27 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 11.72 8.20 .. 70.77 79.05 83.89 76.75 36.29 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 77.09 .. .. 70.77 79.05 83.89 76.75 36.29 99. Not applicable 8.20 8.20 .. .. .. .. .. .. males total 67.65 15.06 45.41 79.51 74.03 81.65 84.77 90.01 0. Basic training and personal development programs 62.30 .. 45.41 79.51 67.93 100.00 93.85 .. 01. Basic training programs 62.30 .. 45.41 79.51 67.92 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 82.71 .. .. 59.41 74.37 100.00 93.85 .. 1. Education 80.07 .. .. 100.00 100.00 .. 79.95 100.00 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 80.07 .. .. 100.00 100.00 .. 79.95 100.00 2. Arts and humanities 84.10 .. .. 74.73 82.79 100.00 84.08 88.94 21. Arts 84.20 .. .. 71.67 83.07 100.00 84.36 100.00 22. Humanities 84.00 .. .. 100.00 63.58 .. 83.87 87.30 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 84.24 .. .. 24.23 80.59 67.07 85.03 93.50 31. Social and behavioural sciences 89.16 .. .. .. 81.58 .. 88.50 100.00 32. Journalism and information 92.32 .. .. .. 100.00 100.00 92.24 100.00 34. Business and administration studies 84.29 .. .. 24.23 80.57 67.89 85.74 97.14 38. Law 80.66 .. .. .. 56.18 0.00 80.72 78.67 4. Sciences 85.63 .. .. 59.80 90.51 83.09 85.05 93.03 42. Life sciences 78.52 .. .. .. 83.84 .. 76.41 100.00 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 83.66 .. .. 0.00 90.13 100.00 82.89 90.43 46. Mathematics and statistics 79.45 .. .. 0.00 94.46 .. 78.80 88.36 48. Information technology 89.41 .. .. 100.00 90.52 79.24 89.29 100.00 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 87.55 .. .. 90.02 89.77 88.80 86.46 80.12 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 88.43 .. .. 90.90 90.53 89.51 87.24 83.77 54. Manufacturing industry and production 82.69 .. .. 98.15 85.63 69.82 81.42 71.79 58. Architecture and construction 85.89 .. .. 76.47 85.17 92.85 86.15 72.44 6. Agriculture 86.35 .. .. 82.95 85.66 85.65 86.33 100.00 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 86.52 .. .. 82.95 86.11 85.65 86.49 100.00 64. Veterinary medicine 85.47 .. .. .. 0.00 .. 85.72 100.00 7. Health and social services 86.97 .. .. 100.00 88.04 13.43 86.82 88.48 72. Health 86.57 .. .. 100.00 87.88 33.82 86.33 88.48 76. Social services 93.72 .. .. 100.00 91.83 0.00 94.70 .. 8. Services 75.53 .. .. 100.00 88.17 55.47 72.18 75.94 81. Personal services 89.88 .. .. 100.00 93.56 100.00 88.15 100.00 84. Transport services 70.11 .. .. .. 84.94 100.00 67.62 .. 85. Environmental protection 83.20 .. .. .. 58.00 100.00 89.84 0.00 86. Security services 50.77 .. .. .. 78.56 31.30 46.99 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 20.37 15.06 .. 68.03 85.55 100.00 74.54 0.00 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 77.61 .. .. 68.03 85.55 100.00 74.54 0.00 99. Not applicable 15.06 15.06 .. .. .. .. .. .. females total 44.57 5.10 18.72 50.60 58.58 68.84 80.21 92.90 0. Basic training and personal development programs 34.49 .. 18.72 50.54 52.48 .. 75.57 100.00 01. Basic training programs 34.48 .. 18.72 50.54 52.47 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 69.65 .. .. 32.89 70.26 .. 75.57 100.00 1. Education 75.01 .. .. 79.90 76.04 79.74 74.94 100.00 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 75.01 .. .. 79.90 76.04 79.74 74.94 100.00 2. Arts and humanities 76.63 .. .. 0.00 59.58 85.33 77.38 89.81 21. Arts 73.22 .. .. .. 59.98 84.09 75.71 100.00 22. Humanities 78.29 .. .. 0.00 50.02 100.00 78.08 89.36 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 77.86 .. .. 59.19 67.93 59.26 81.64 91.51 31. Social and behavioural sciences 82.54 .. .. 100.00 79.59 100.00 82.28 98.02 32. Journalism and information 79.84 .. .. .. 92.74 .. 79.46 87.36 34. Business and administration studies 76.87 .. .. 58.76 67.80 59.24 82.26 100.00 38. Law 79.30 .. .. .. 0.00 0.00 79.38 74.50 4. Sciences 81.82 .. .. 43.55 80.95 97.29 81.44 97.77 42. Life sciences 77.15 .. .. .. 75.80 100.00 76.54 93.11 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 81.91 .. .. .. 82.48 100.00 81.01 100.00 46. Mathematics and statistics 83.96 .. .. 0.00 0.00 .. 84.75 100.00 48. Information technology 84.69 .. .. 53.77 82.71 96.91 85.02 100.00 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 79.60 .. .. 78.34 72.70 50.81 81.46 100.00 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 84.45 .. .. 100.00 82.95 54.22 84.98 100.00 54. Manufacturing industry and production 75.81 .. .. 73.14 65.40 100.00 83.76 .. 58. Architecture and construction 75.73 .. .. 83.10 64.83 40.50 76.94 .. 6. Agriculture 75.40 .. .. .. 70.93 49.43 76.30 74.41 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 73.89 .. .. .. 67.63 49.43 75.37 100.00 64. Veterinary medicine 78.07 .. .. .. 100.00 .. 77.73 68.23 7. Health and social services 82.11 .. .. 71.69 78.09 75.23 83.81 96.43 72. Health 82.05 .. .. 65.51 78.12 71.52 83.84 96.43 76. Social services 82.74 .. .. 90.19 77.49 100.00 83.61 .. 8. Services 77.03 .. .. 78.04 72.16 83.34 80.87 .. 81. Personal services 77.00 .. .. 78.04 72.25 84.23 80.98 .. 84. Transport services 81.87 .. .. .. 62.95 86.54 85.86 .. 85. Environmental protection 67.88 .. .. .. 36.38 50.50 69.91 .. 86. Security services 100.00 .. .. .. 100.00 100.00 100.00 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 7.61 5.10 .. 87.01 70.33 74.95 78.95 100.00 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 76.50 .. .. 87.01 70.33 74.95 78.95 100.00 99. Not applicable 5.10 5.10 .. .. .. .. .. .. Notes: 1) ~'level of education attained,Second stage of Secondary Education and the corresponding training and labour insertion'~Since the first quarter of 2003 this category includes the Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation Programs. Source: National Statistics Institute