Economically Active Population Survey
Chapter I. National results.    Active population
Active population by sex, level of education attained and age groups (years).
Units: thousands of persons

	total	From 16 to 19	From 20 to 24	From 25 to 29	From 30 to 34	From 35 to 39	From 40 to 44	From 45 to 49	From 50 to 54	From 55 to 59	From 60 to 64	From 65 to 69	70 and over	
both sexes	
    total	18,785.6	507.5	1,927.6	2,918.4	2,850.3	2,678.0	2,418.9	2,004.5	1,602.1	1,183.1	589.9	78.7	26.5	
    z. Illiterates	90.8	0.3	2.7	5.7	5.0	7.2	11.7	9.3	12.9	16.7	14.6	2.9	1.6	
    b. Primary education	4,201.3	99.8	166.3	223.2	274.7	362.1	560.4	695.4	739.8	642.7	380.9	42.8	13.2	
    11. Incomplete primary education	694.7	8.1	17.8	27.0	38.6	53.2	72.8	91.0	123.9	139.1	103.7	15.0	4.4	
    12. Complete primary education	3,506.6	91.6	148.4	196.2	236.0	308.9	487.7	604.4	615.8	503.6	277.2	27.8	8.8	
    c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	30.9	1.8	6.2	4.4	5.9	4.0	3.2	3.0	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.0	
    D. First stage of secondary education	5,317.1	307.9	733.7	822.0	900.5	850.1	694.2	441.8	308.9	182.9	65.0	7.2	2.7	
    22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent	447.2	58.0	54.4	55.9	71.1	76.5	54.5	31.4	19.6	16.7	7.6	1.3	0.1	
    23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent	4,869.9	249.9	679.4	766.1	829.4	773.6	639.7	410.4	289.3	166.2	57.4	6.0	2.6	
    E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	70.9	2.7	15.6	16.6	13.1	9.8	4.7	3.9	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	
    F. Second stage of secondary education	3,690.4	79.3	541.7	639.4	615.4	595.0	487.3	358.4	211.1	112.1	44.2	4.5	1.9	
    32. Upper secondary education	2,396.0	50.4	340.7	389.6	366.1	371.0	336.1	272.8	155.9	78.7	29.2	3.9	1.6	
    33. Intermediate level technical-professional education	1,286.0	28.9	200.0	247.3	247.3	222.5	150.7	85.5	55.1	33.0	14.7	0.6	0.3	
    34. Intermediate level music and dance education	8.4	0.0	1.0	2.4	2.0	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	
    g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education	28.4	0.6	5.5	6.9	4.1	3.9	3.7	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	
    h. Higher level technical-professional education	1,593.7	13.6	246.0	394.4	325.7	241.3	145.9	99.0	73.6	40.6	12.7	1.1	0.1	
    i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion.	49.2	0.2	5.6	10.4	9.3	8.4	4.2	4.4	3.8	1.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	
    52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated)	28.8	0.0	2.9	5.1	5.2	5.5	2.1	3.0	3.1	1.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	
    53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion	20.4	0.2	2.7	5.3	4.1	2.9	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	
    j. First and second cycle university education	3,619.2	1.2	203.1	785.1	681.8	573.6	488.6	376.7	240.4	177.4	67.5	17.9	5.9	
    54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits.	1,640.2	1.1	127.2	350.6	281.6	221.9	222.4	181.0	126.5	90.4	31.0	5.4	1.2	
    55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent	1,979.0	0.1	75.9	434.6	400.3	351.7	266.2	195.7	113.9	87.0	36.5	12.5	4.7	
    k. Official professional specialisation studies	20.9	..	0.8	2.7	4.6	3.5	2.9	3.0	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	
    L. Third cycle university education (doctorate)	72.8	..	0.2	7.6	10.3	19.0	12.0	8.7	4.2	5.0	2.9	1.9	1.0	
males	
    total	11,294.3	319.8	1,068.4	1,604.6	1,654.5	1,596.2	1,446.4	1,222.7	1,060.5	829.1	422.6	51.1	18.4	
    z. Illiterates	52.3	0.3	1.7	3.6	3.0	3.0	7.7	5.8	7.5	10.2	7.6	1.5	0.4	
    b. Primary education	2,811.9	71.5	116.1	157.0	180.6	238.1	350.5	443.2	494.6	451.4	274.8	25.9	8.4	
    11. Incomplete primary education	463.4	6.9	12.8	20.2	26.0	35.1	46.9	56.7	81.4	91.3	74.5	8.7	2.9	
    12. Complete primary education	2,348.5	64.6	103.3	136.7	154.6	202.9	303.7	386.6	413.2	360.1	200.3	17.1	5.5	
    c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	13.7	1.3	2.5	2.2	3.0	1.5	1.2	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	
    D. First stage of secondary education	3,446.4	196.5	470.0	532.4	592.4	550.3	436.5	279.2	204.6	130.0	48.0	4.7	1.9	
    22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent	308.0	38.2	40.5	38.7	48.9	52.0	37.4	21.3	13.3	12.0	5.5	0.3	0.0	
    23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent	3,138.3	158.3	429.5	493.7	543.5	498.3	399.0	257.9	191.3	118.0	42.5	4.4	1.8	
    E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	39.4	1.6	8.2	9.6	6.5	5.9	2.6	2.2	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	
    F. Second stage of secondary education	2,093.1	41.1	271.8	351.0	346.8	346.4	280.2	208.7	136.8	76.8	29.3	3.0	1.3	
    32. Upper secondary education	1,373.6	25.3	164.5	212.9	203.9	218.5	197.4	163.5	106.9	56.2	21.2	2.5	1.0	
    33. Intermediate level technical-professional education	714.4	15.8	106.7	136.5	141.9	126.8	82.4	45.1	29.8	20.6	8.0	0.4	0.3	
    34. Intermediate level music and dance education	5.1	0.0	0.5	1.6	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	
    g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education	17.2	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.8	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	
    h. Higher level technical-professional education	954.0	6.8	128.7	210.8	187.9	149.0	99.1	70.7	56.2	34.0	10.0	0.9	0.1	
    i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion.	24.2	0.2	2.3	4.3	4.9	3.6	2.9	2.0	1.8	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	
    52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated)	13.6	..	1.1	1.8	2.8	2.5	1.2	1.6	1.3	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.0	
    53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion	10.5	0.2	1.1	2.6	2.1	1.2	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	
    j. First and second cycle university education	1,784.4	0.1	63.8	326.1	321.0	281.4	253.9	201.6	150.5	118.4	48.5	13.7	5.4	
    54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits.	727.6	0.1	36.7	141.3	130.1	98.4	95.5	86.4	65.2	50.9	18.2	3.6	1.1	
    55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent	1,056.8	0.0	27.0	184.8	190.8	183.1	158.3	115.3	85.3	67.4	30.3	10.1	4.3	
    k. Official professional specialisation studies	11.1	..	0.1	1.2	2.3	2.2	1.2	1.5	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.0	
    L. Third cycle university education (doctorate)	46.6	..	0.0	2.7	4.0	12.6	8.4	6.2	3.8	4.0	2.6	1.2	1.0	
females	
    total	7,491.3	187.6	859.1	1,313.8	1,195.8	1,081.8	972.6	781.8	541.6	354.0	167.3	27.6	8.1	
    z. Illiterates	38.4	0.0	1.0	2.1	2.0	4.2	4.0	3.5	5.4	6.5	7.1	1.4	1.3	
    b. Primary education	1,389.4	28.3	50.2	66.2	94.1	124.0	209.9	252.1	245.2	191.3	106.1	17.0	4.8	
    11. Incomplete primary education	231.4	1.2	5.1	6.8	12.7	18.0	25.9	34.4	42.6	47.8	29.2	6.3	1.5	
    12. Complete primary education	1,158.1	27.1	45.1	59.5	81.4	106.0	184.0	217.8	202.6	143.6	76.9	10.7	3.3	
    c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	17.2	0.5	3.8	2.2	2.9	2.5	2.0	2.2	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	
    D. First stage of secondary education	1,870.7	111.4	263.7	289.7	308.1	299.8	257.7	162.6	104.3	52.9	17.0	2.5	0.9	
    22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent	139.2	19.9	13.9	17.3	22.2	24.5	17.1	10.2	6.3	4.7	2.1	1.0	0.1	
    23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent	1,731.5	91.6	249.8	272.4	285.9	275.3	240.7	152.5	98.0	48.1	14.9	1.6	0.8	
    E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education	31.5	1.2	7.5	7.0	6.6	3.8	2.1	1.7	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	
    F. Second stage of secondary education	1,597.3	38.2	269.9	288.4	268.6	248.7	207.1	149.7	74.3	35.2	14.9	1.6	0.6	
    32. Upper secondary education	1,022.4	25.1	176.2	176.7	162.2	152.5	138.7	109.3	49.0	22.6	8.1	1.4	0.6	
    33. Intermediate level technical-professional education	571.6	13.1	93.3	110.8	105.4	95.7	68.3	40.4	25.3	12.4	6.7	0.2	0.0	
    34. Intermediate level music and dance education	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	
    g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education	11.2	0.2	2.1	3.1	1.9	1.8	1.5	0.3	0.3	..	0.0	0.0	0.0	
    h. Higher level technical-professional education	639.8	6.8	117.3	183.5	137.8	92.3	46.8	28.3	17.4	6.6	2.7	0.2	0.0	
    i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion.	25.0	0.0	3.3	6.0	4.4	4.8	1.4	2.4	2.0	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	
    52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated)	15.2	0.0	1.8	3.4	2.4	3.1	0.9	1.4	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	
    53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion	9.8	..	1.6	2.7	2.0	1.7	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	
    j. First and second cycle university education	1,834.8	1.1	139.3	459.0	360.9	292.1	234.8	175.0	89.9	59.0	18.9	4.1	0.5	
    54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits.	912.6	1.0	90.4	209.3	151.4	123.5	126.9	94.6	61.3	39.5	12.8	1.8	0.0	
    55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent	922.2	0.1	48.9	249.8	209.5	168.6	107.9	80.4	28.6	19.5	6.2	2.4	0.4	
    k. Official professional specialisation studies	9.9	..	0.7	1.5	2.3	1.3	1.7	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.2	..	0.0	
    L. Third cycle university education (doctorate)	26.2	..	0.2	4.9	6.3	6.4	3.6	2.5	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute