Economically Active Population Survey 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 19,538.1 490.7 1,934.0 3,043.0 2,978.9 2,792.3 2,547.2 2,110.2 1,665.3 1,229.8 636.4 79.9 30.4 z. Illiterates 97.3 0.9 2.3 5.2 5.3 7.3 9.3 14.4 13.4 16.2 16.8 4.1 2.1 b. Primary education 4,023.7 109.3 164.5 217.1 283.2 335.2 467.0 645.3 715.3 646.9 382.3 43.5 14.0 11. Incomplete primary education 612.5 11.7 22.6 31.9 44.8 43.6 67.5 77.9 100.1 106.6 90.5 11.5 3.6 12. Complete primary education 3,411.2 97.5 141.8 185.2 238.4 291.6 399.4 567.4 615.2 540.3 291.8 32.0 10.5 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 25.4 1.6 4.6 2.8 3.6 3.0 4.2 2.7 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 5,682.1 290.8 760.6 839.7 911.6 898.0 794.8 524.0 358.5 212.3 81.6 7.7 2.8 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 526.4 60.1 65.1 68.2 78.0 85.9 71.1 40.9 27.1 19.1 9.8 0.8 0.4 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 5,155.7 230.7 695.4 771.4 833.6 812.1 723.7 483.1 331.4 193.2 71.8 6.8 2.4 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 3.6 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 81.0 3.6 17.8 15.9 12.7 9.8 6.2 6.3 4.1 1.8 2.5 0.2 0.0 F. Second stage of secondary education 3,951.9 73.6 541.6 707.2 662.5 632.1 535.1 393.2 224.7 123.6 51.3 4.6 2.4 32. Upper secondary education 2,588.5 44.5 337.7 442.8 411.2 398.9 363.4 297.1 163.4 85.7 37.4 4.0 2.3 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 1,356.0 28.9 202.8 262.8 249.1 231.7 171.3 95.9 61.3 37.7 13.7 0.6 0.1 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 7.4 0.2 1.1 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 29.0 0.6 4.8 7.2 4.9 3.9 3.1 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 1,658.4 8.1 226.6 391.9 342.0 271.4 184.9 102.6 76.5 38.9 13.9 1.1 0.4 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 56.0 0.0 5.4 12.6 9.8 9.6 5.3 5.8 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.2 0.0 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 35.1 0.0 1.8 7.3 7.6 6.6 2.7 3.7 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 20.9 .. 3.6 5.3 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 j. First and second cycle university education 3,825.5 0.6 203.4 833.7 725.5 601.7 516.1 403.4 257.5 180.2 80.3 16.1 7.0 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 1,714.5 0.2 125.2 372.8 298.0 233.0 229.4 188.8 129.1 92.5 38.6 6.0 0.9 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 2,111.0 0.4 78.2 461.0 427.4 368.7 286.8 214.6 128.4 87.7 41.7 10.1 6.2 k. Official professional specialisation studies 28.5 .. 1.5 4.1 4.4 4.5 6.9 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.2 0.0 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 75.7 .. 0.1 5.4 13.4 15.4 14.2 8.1 6.0 4.6 4.8 2.1 1.7 males total 11,629.2 307.3 1,074.3 1,653.9 1,714.9 1,642.9 1,505.1 1,273.4 1,083.5 850.9 451.8 52.0 19.2 z. Illiterates 57.2 0.6 1.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 5.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.5 2.1 0.6 b. Primary education 2,693.1 76.8 117.6 144.6 193.6 227.6 299.9 399.3 473.0 452.3 274.0 26.5 8.1 11. Incomplete primary education 407.1 6.4 17.3 21.9 29.5 28.5 44.7 47.1 69.6 68.1 65.7 6.0 2.4 12. Complete primary education 2,286.1 70.5 100.3 122.7 164.0 199.1 255.2 352.2 403.4 384.2 208.3 20.5 5.7 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 11.1 1.2 2.7 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 3,635.1 187.9 480.8 535.9 590.5 578.8 490.9 325.2 232.3 148.3 58.8 4.7 1.1 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 365.8 42.3 44.5 50.3 55.1 61.1 45.7 27.4 18.5 13.6 6.8 0.4 0.2 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 3,269.3 145.7 436.3 485.6 535.4 517.7 445.2 297.8 213.8 134.7 52.0 4.3 0.9 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 44.8 2.2 9.9 7.9 6.8 6.3 3.6 3.0 2.2 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.0 F. Second stage of secondary education 2,219.7 32.8 274.2 390.6 363.8 347.8 310.0 238.1 140.0 81.7 36.7 2.7 1.3 32. Upper secondary education 1,469.7 17.9 164.4 247.6 221.8 220.5 213.9 186.3 105.8 60.3 27.7 2.2 1.2 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 746.0 14.9 109.3 142.1 140.8 126.2 95.9 51.7 34.2 21.4 8.9 0.5 0.1 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 4.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 .. 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 17.2 0.3 2.7 4.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 996.1 4.1 116.4 209.5 200.9 164.4 125.1 72.0 58.9 33.4 10.6 0.8 0.2 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 29.3 0.0 2.5 6.1 5.6 5.5 2.9 2.8 1.6 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 18.1 0.0 0.6 3.3 4.1 3.7 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 11.3 .. 1.8 2.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 j. First and second cycle university education 1,861.2 0.2 65.4 346.8 336.2 292.3 252.0 215.7 158.4 118.6 56.1 13.0 6.6 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 742.1 0.2 33.5 144.6 130.7 106.3 91.8 84.6 69.4 53.0 22.6 4.7 0.7 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 1,119.1 0.0 31.9 202.3 205.5 186.0 160.2 131.1 89.0 65.6 33.4 8.4 5.8 k. Official professional specialisation studies 14.1 .. 0.4 1.5 2.0 2.7 2.9 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 47.6 .. 0.0 2.0 7.5 9.1 9.1 5.1 4.4 3.4 3.7 1.8 1.5 females total 7,908.9 183.4 859.7 1,389.1 1,264.1 1,149.5 1,042.1 836.8 581.8 378.9 184.6 27.9 11.1 z. Illiterates 40.1 0.3 1.3 1.0 1.4 3.2 3.7 5.3 4.5 7.7 8.3 2.1 1.5 b. Primary education 1,330.6 32.4 46.9 72.5 89.7 107.7 167.1 246.0 242.3 194.7 108.3 17.1 6.0 11. Incomplete primary education 205.4 5.3 5.4 10.0 15.3 15.1 22.9 30.8 30.5 38.5 24.9 5.6 1.2 12. Complete primary education 1,125.1 27.1 41.5 62.5 74.4 92.6 144.2 215.2 211.8 156.2 83.5 11.5 4.8 c. Training and labour insertion that does not require the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 14.2 0.4 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.3 2.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 D. First stage of secondary education 2,047.0 102.8 279.8 303.8 321.2 319.2 303.8 198.8 126.2 64.0 22.8 2.9 1.7 22. First stage of secondary education without the primary education certificate or equivalent 160.6 17.8 20.6 17.9 22.9 24.8 25.4 13.4 8.6 5.5 3.0 0.4 0.2 23. First stage of secondary education with the primary education certificate or equivalent 1,886.4 85.0 259.2 285.8 298.2 294.4 278.4 185.3 117.6 58.5 19.8 2.5 1.5 E*. Social Guarantee/Professional Initiation. 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 .. 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. E. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the first stage of secondary education 36.3 1.5 7.9 8.0 5.9 3.5 2.6 3.3 1.9 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 F. Second stage of secondary education 1,732.3 40.8 267.3 316.6 298.8 284.2 225.1 155.1 84.8 41.9 14.6 1.9 1.1 32. Upper secondary education 1,118.9 26.6 173.2 195.3 189.3 178.4 149.6 110.8 57.6 25.4 9.7 1.8 1.1 33. Intermediate level technical-professional education 610.0 14.0 93.6 120.7 108.3 105.5 75.4 44.1 27.1 16.4 4.8 0.1 0.0 34. Intermediate level music and dance education 3.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 g. Training and labour insertion that requires the certificate from the second stage of secondary education 11.8 0.2 2.1 3.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 h. Higher level technical-professional education 662.2 4.0 110.2 182.4 141.1 107.0 59.8 30.6 17.7 5.5 3.3 0.3 0.3 i. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) and higher level professional training and labour insertion. 26.7 .. 3.0 6.4 4.2 4.1 2.4 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 52. University awarded degrees (non-convalidated) 17.0 .. 1.1 4.0 3.5 2.9 1.4 1.8 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 53. Higher level professional training and labour insertion 9.6 .. 1.8 2.4 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 j. First and second cycle university education 1,964.4 0.4 137.9 486.9 389.3 309.4 264.2 187.7 99.1 61.6 24.2 3.0 0.4 54. First cycle university education and equivalent or 3 complete academic years of a degree or equivalent credits. 972.4 0.0 91.7 228.2 167.3 126.7 137.6 104.2 59.7 39.5 16.0 1.3 0.1 55. First and second cycle university education, solely of the second cycle and equivalent 991.9 0.4 46.2 258.7 222.0 182.7 126.6 83.5 39.4 22.1 8.2 1.7 0.3 k. Official professional specialisation studies 14.3 .. 1.1 2.6 2.4 1.8 4.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 L. Third cycle university education (doctorate) 28.1 .. 0.1 3.4 6.0 6.4 5.0 3.0 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 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