Economically Active Population Survey 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 10.81 24.07 12.04 12.54 10.79 13.74 8.25 2.73 from 16 to 19 30.16 53.12 32.94 29.60 28.59 39.61 27.43 .. from 20 to 24 19.93 45.78 22.29 18.64 18.69 22.32 22.95 0.00 from 25 to 29 13.23 26.87 18.16 13.30 12.39 10.61 12.90 12.82 from 30 to 44 9.57 24.57 14.86 11.17 9.38 11.93 6.46 2.98 from 45 to 54 7.40 32.03 9.85 8.46 6.21 6.63 3.27 1.16 55 years of age and over 6.71 15.08 7.89 6.73 7.31 14.47 2.80 1.13 males total 7.94 19.97 9.23 9.05 7.39 5.60 5.86 2.43 from 16 to 19 26.33 49.41 28.20 25.36 26.95 26.13 25.96 .. from 20 to 24 16.32 25.00 18.69 14.67 15.94 19.17 20.26 0.00 from 25 to 29 10.46 27.43 12.62 9.88 9.69 3.16 11.02 5.95 from 30 to 44 6.36 10.28 10.70 7.13 5.53 2.17 4.22 3.89 from 45 to 54 5.17 29.60 7.18 5.85 3.47 0.00 2.09 0.00 55 years of age and over 5.74 16.39 6.76 5.75 6.38 17.81 2.31 0.67 females total 14.91 29.53 17.66 18.71 15.08 25.14 10.75 3.22 from 16 to 19 36.66 100.00 45.11 37.24 30.05 46.70 30.05 .. from 20 to 24 24.41 68.21 30.09 25.81 21.50 25.49 24.82 0.00 from 25 to 29 16.44 25.58 28.38 19.73 15.39 17.82 14.42 23.48 from 30 to 44 13.96 48.04 23.14 18.21 14.29 29.19 8.75 1.77 from 45 to 54 10.97 35.95 14.60 12.68 10.44 17.99 4.90 2.63 55 years of age and over 8.80 13.87 10.50 8.64 9.03 0.00 3.89 3.42 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