Economically Active Population Survey National results. Population Population 16 years of age and over by sex, level of education attained and studies segment to 1 digit. Units: thousands of persons 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 35,215.3 25,340.8 814.3 724.3 2,882.9 659.0 1,986.7 177.2 1,066.5 471.9 1,091.8 z. Illiterates 1,040.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,040.5 b. Primary education 12,436.3 12,436.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 3,263.0 3,263.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 9,173.3 9,173.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 36.8 1.0 .. 1.1 13.0 0.3 10.3 1.4 4.4 3.8 1.5 D. First stage of secondary education 8,579.9 8,579.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 899.2 899.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 7,680.7 7,680.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 7.2 3.4 .. .. 0.5 0.2 2.3 .. 0.2 0.5 0.2 E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 105.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 33.2 5.2 32.7 2.6 15.1 11.3 2.1 F. Second stage of secondary education 6,045.9 4,314.4 17.3 56.2 608.2 38.0 554.8 33.4 252.6 156.2 14.9 32. Upper secondary education 4,311.9 4,311.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 1,720.8 2.6 17.3 43.0 608.2 38.0 554.8 33.4 252.6 156.2 14.9 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 13.3 .. .. 13.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 38.7 .. 0.5 0.6 10.6 2.5 13.8 1.2 4.1 4.3 1.2 h. Higher level technical-professional education 1,964.4 1.1 23.5 99.8 656.7 130.3 758.2 23.7 143.2 117.9 10.1 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 71.6 0.6 11.7 6.0 23.3 6.2 10.1 0.5 7.5 3.6 2.1 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 47.5 0.3 8.6 5.4 15.2 5.1 4.0 0.3 5.2 1.8 1.6 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 24.2 0.3 3.1 0.7 8.1 1.2 6.1 0.2 2.3 1.7 0.5 j. First and second cycle university education 4,765.3 2.7 757.8 541.4 1,513.1 444.1 593.3 112.2 612.4 169.6 18.6 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 2,273.8 1.4 659.4 83.2 519.5 124.9 339.2 55.4 373.4 107.6 9.8 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 2,491.5 1.3 98.4 458.2 993.6 319.3 254.1 56.8 239.1 61.9 8.8 k. Official professional specialisation studies 34.7 .. 0.6 3.4 7.2 2.8 2.9 .. 13.0 4.4 0.4 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 88.9 0.0 2.4 14.9 17.2 29.3 8.3 2.1 14.1 0.3 0.2 males total 17,174.5 12,394.1 206.1 314.8 1,133.6 382.4 1,811.5 129.5 265.6 181.0 356.0 z. Illiterates 329.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 329.0 b. Primary education 5,706.8 5,706.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 1,386.0 1,386.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 4,320.7 4,320.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 16.0 0.6 .. 0.6 3.0 0.2 8.9 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.2 D. First stage of secondary education 4,529.2 4,529.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 506.8 506.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 4,022.4 4,022.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 4.7 2.3 .. .. 0.2 0.2 2.1 .. .. 0.0 .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 50.1 0.3 .. 0.4 9.6 2.4 30.0 2.0 1.7 2.7 1.0 F. Second stage of secondary education 3,009.0 2,152.9 0.9 35.5 178.8 20.3 525.2 26.7 28.0 32.1 8.7 32. Upper secondary education 2,151.9 2,151.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 851.5 1.1 0.9 29.8 178.8 20.3 525.2 26.7 28.0 32.1 8.7 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 5.6 .. .. 5.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 21.2 .. 0.3 0.2 2.4 1.7 12.4 1.2 0.4 1.9 0.7 h. Higher level technical-professional education 1,132.7 0.6 2.7 63.1 187.4 74.9 710.3 20.9 24.3 43.8 4.8 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 35.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 10.6 4.7 9.3 0.5 1.4 2.2 1.0 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 23.1 0.1 3.1 1.7 7.0 4.2 3.8 0.3 1.2 1.1 0.7 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 12.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 3.6 0.5 5.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.2 j. First and second cycle university education 2,265.6 1.1 197.9 204.0 728.9 257.7 503.4 75.8 194.2 93.6 9.0 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 961.2 0.3 168.4 32.5 224.9 81.6 289.5 37.3 79.6 43.1 3.9 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 1,304.4 0.7 29.5 171.5 504.0 176.1 213.8 38.5 114.6 50.4 5.1 k. Official professional specialisation studies 17.5 .. 0.1 0.7 2.4 1.2 1.9 .. 6.9 3.8 0.4 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 57.0 0.0 0.7 7.9 10.4 19.1 8.2 1.5 8.7 0.3 0.2 females total 18,040.8 12,946.7 608.3 409.6 1,749.3 276.6 175.1 47.6 800.9 290.9 735.8 z. Illiterates 711.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 711.4 b. Primary education 6,729.5 6,729.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11. Incomplete primary education 1,877.0 1,877.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12. Complete primary education 4,852.5 4,852.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 20.8 0.4 .. 0.5 10.0 0.1 1.4 0.5 4.3 3.4 0.2 D. First stage of secondary education 4,050.7 4,050.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 392.4 392.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 3,658.3 3,658.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 2.5 1.1 .. .. 0.3 0.1 0.2 .. 0.2 0.5 0.2 E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 54.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 23.5 2.8 2.8 0.6 13.4 8.6 1.1 F. Second stage of secondary education 3,036.9 2,161.5 16.4 20.8 429.5 17.7 29.6 6.6 224.6 124.1 6.2 32. Upper secondary education 2,160.0 2,160.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 869.3 1.5 16.4 13.1 429.5 17.7 29.6 6.6 224.6 124.1 6.2 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 7.6 .. .. 7.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 17.5 .. 0.2 0.3 8.2 0.8 1.4 .. 3.7 2.4 0.5 h. Higher level technical-professional education 831.7 0.5 20.9 36.7 469.3 55.4 47.9 2.8 118.9 74.0 5.3 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 36.0 0.3 8.2 3.8 12.7 1.5 0.9 0.1 6.1 1.3 1.1 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 24.4 0.3 5.5 3.7 8.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 4.0 0.7 0.9 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 11.6 .. 2.7 0.1 4.5 0.7 0.6 .. 2.1 0.6 0.2 j. First and second cycle university education 2,499.8 1.7 559.9 337.4 784.2 186.4 89.9 36.4 418.2 76.0 9.7 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 1,312.6 1.1 491.0 50.7 294.6 43.2 49.7 18.1 293.7 64.5 5.9 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 1,187.1 0.6 68.9 286.7 489.6 143.2 40.2 18.3 124.5 11.5 3.7 k. Official professional specialisation studies 17.1 .. 0.4 2.6 4.9 1.6 1.0 .. 6.0 0.6 .. L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 31.9 .. 1.6 7.0 6.8 10.2 0.0 0.7 5.4 .. 0.0 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