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 55.48 9.35 32.35 66.24 65.55 75.00 81.46 85.15 0. Basic training and personal development programs 48.55 .. 32.35 66.22 60.04 .. 76.92 0.00 01. Basic training programs 48.54 .. 32.35 66.23 60.02 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 70.66 .. .. 19.09 78.13 .. 76.92 0.00 1. Education 75.30 .. .. .. 83.80 100.00 75.10 73.58 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 75.30 .. .. .. 83.80 100.00 75.10 73.58 2. Arts and humanities 78.17 .. .. 58.57 70.03 91.79 78.71 86.58 21. Arts 76.33 .. .. 80.71 70.05 91.79 77.84 62.51 22. Humanities 79.40 .. .. 16.77 68.96 .. 79.19 88.12 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 78.95 .. .. 63.65 71.43 67.06 81.22 89.22 31. Social and behavioural sciences 80.01 .. .. .. 86.03 100.00 79.81 87.10 32. Journalism and information 87.49 .. .. .. 87.32 .. 87.55 79.08 34. Business and administration studies 78.65 .. .. 63.65 71.35 66.69 82.15 95.15 38. Law 77.92 .. .. .. 21.53 100.00 77.85 87.29 4. Sciences 83.28 .. .. 100.00 77.01 75.15 83.50 88.73 42. Life sciences 81.03 .. .. .. 65.63 100.00 80.92 87.65 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 80.15 .. .. .. 88.43 85.77 79.12 86.89 46. Mathematics and statistics 86.62 .. .. .. 64.40 .. 87.06 98.11 48. Information technology 86.05 .. .. 100.00 74.95 71.44 87.42 88.49 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 86.45 .. .. 78.59 88.84 84.64 85.70 52.72 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 88.14 .. .. 84.96 90.33 84.32 87.25 59.85 54. Manufacturing industry and production 79.60 .. .. 49.21 81.10 100.00 79.33 60.48 58. Architecture and construction 83.18 .. .. 82.71 85.04 78.69 83.38 32.87 6. Agriculture 83.05 .. .. 72.95 82.87 85.71 83.20 81.85 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 84.81 .. .. 68.02 83.47 85.71 85.47 84.31 64. Veterinary medicine 76.14 .. .. 100.00 35.41 .. 76.42 79.15 7. Health and social services 81.19 .. .. 64.17 76.28 57.03 82.89 93.22 72. Health 81.13 .. .. 63.52 76.28 55.27 82.87 93.22 76. Social services 81.94 .. .. 66.48 76.27 100.00 83.13 .. 8. Services 77.04 .. .. 79.47 74.95 69.68 78.27 100.00 81. Personal services 80.84 .. .. 79.47 74.81 81.29 85.37 100.00 84. Transport services 74.22 .. .. .. 70.31 75.45 74.66 .. 85. Environmental protection 73.07 .. .. .. 78.44 62.13 72.40 .. 86. Security services 53.78 .. .. .. 79.36 20.32 50.27 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 12.59 9.35 .. 66.08 73.96 85.53 80.83 48.03 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 78.06 .. .. 66.08 73.96 85.53 80.83 48.03 99. Not applicable 9.35 9.35 .. .. .. .. .. .. males total 67.71 17.38 47.19 80.22 73.99 81.13 84.04 83.45 0. Basic training and personal development programs 62.95 .. 47.19 80.25 68.29 .. 81.65 0.00 01. Basic training programs 62.95 .. 47.19 80.26 68.28 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 77.20 .. .. 32.06 93.55 .. 81.65 0.00 1. Education 77.91 .. .. .. 82.81 100.00 77.86 79.53 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 77.91 .. .. .. 82.81 100.00 77.86 79.53 2. Arts and humanities 83.91 .. .. 71.22 81.58 100.00 84.32 81.02 21. Arts 86.16 .. .. 79.47 81.63 100.00 87.74 57.82 22. Humanities 81.76 .. .. 44.23 72.32 .. 81.72 83.62 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 83.44 .. .. 44.59 83.89 72.97 83.44 89.34 31. Social and behavioural sciences 86.75 .. .. .. 38.71 .. 86.65 100.00 32. Journalism and information 90.01 .. .. .. 85.89 .. 90.31 69.16 34. Business and administration studies 84.02 .. .. 44.59 84.10 72.97 84.20 92.24 38. Law 79.24 .. .. .. 40.62 .. 79.24 82.13 4. Sciences 85.35 .. .. 100.00 78.56 69.27 85.53 91.56 42. Life sciences 83.93 .. .. .. 100.00 .. 83.21 91.30 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 82.72 .. .. .. 93.94 82.96 81.36 90.50 46. Mathematics and statistics 90.78 .. .. .. 93.60 .. 89.74 97.50 48. Information technology 86.66 .. .. 100.00 71.42 66.43 88.23 88.14 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 87.22 .. .. 80.17 89.97 86.37 86.26 52.96 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 88.50 .. .. 84.19 90.61 84.02 87.63 60.39 54. Manufacturing industry and production 81.16 .. .. 52.67 86.32 100.00 79.28 60.48 58. Architecture and construction 84.28 .. .. 81.08 87.25 100.00 84.29 32.87 6. Agriculture 86.01 .. .. 60.66 89.20 85.71 85.30 88.13 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 86.90 .. .. 60.66 89.19 85.71 86.44 84.31 64. Veterinary medicine 81.22 .. .. .. 100.00 .. 80.85 100.00 7. Health and social services 84.36 .. .. 100.00 84.97 77.84 84.07 90.11 72. Health 83.95 .. .. 100.00 84.82 77.84 83.60 90.11 76. Social services 92.82 .. .. 100.00 100.00 .. 92.62 .. 8. Services 75.53 .. .. 75.29 84.88 56.74 73.46 100.00 81. Personal services 88.65 .. .. 75.29 87.92 75.50 89.08 100.00 84. Transport services 74.64 .. .. .. 77.03 69.38 74.47 .. 85. Environmental protection 82.52 .. .. .. 83.50 100.00 81.86 .. 86. Security services 53.18 .. .. .. 79.24 20.32 49.50 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 21.88 17.38 .. 67.66 73.35 91.98 79.47 39.01 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 76.77 .. .. 67.66 73.35 91.98 79.47 39.01 99. Not applicable 17.38 17.38 .. .. .. .. .. .. females total 43.84 5.64 19.77 50.62 57.19 67.55 78.81 88.18 0. Basic training and personal development programs 34.76 .. 19.77 50.53 51.81 .. 73.03 .. 01. Basic training programs 34.75 .. 19.77 50.53 51.79 .. .. .. 09. Personal development 65.71 .. .. 0.00 69.56 .. 73.03 .. 1. Education 74.41 .. .. .. 83.85 100.00 74.14 70.97 14. Training of teaching personnel and education sciences 74.41 .. .. .. 83.85 100.00 74.14 70.97 2. Arts and humanities 73.76 .. .. 42.46 50.53 86.17 74.73 92.85 21. Arts 65.15 .. .. 83.08 49.40 86.17 67.77 100.00 22. Humanities 78.01 .. .. 0.00 68.43 .. 77.74 92.75 3. Social sciences, business edcuation and law 76.05 .. .. 69.27 66.24 65.32 79.59 89.05 31. Social and behavioural sciences 76.71 .. .. .. 96.93 100.00 76.50 70.28 32. Journalism and information 85.46 .. .. .. 88.37 .. 85.32 100.00 34. Business and administration studies 75.51 .. .. 69.27 66.05 64.82 80.75 100.00 38. Law 76.44 .. .. .. 0.00 100.00 76.30 95.28 4. Sciences 80.41 .. .. 100.00 75.29 87.98 80.68 83.46 42. Life sciences 79.15 .. .. .. 61.75 100.00 79.45 83.49 44. Physical, chemical and geological sciences 76.85 .. .. .. 81.74 100.00 76.29 80.67 46. Mathematics and statistics 82.77 .. .. .. 46.17 .. 84.73 100.00 48. Information technology 84.70 .. .. 100.00 79.57 83.73 85.54 100.00 5. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training manufacturing industry and construction 78.47 .. .. 68.68 69.51 69.80 80.77 0.00 52. Mechanics, electronics and other technical training 81.23 .. .. 100.00 78.07 100.00 81.65 0.00 54. Manufacturing industry and production 72.40 .. .. 44.46 62.88 100.00 79.55 .. 58. Architecture and construction 79.15 .. .. 88.94 72.33 53.36 80.27 .. 6. Agriculture 75.00 .. .. 100.00 57.89 .. 78.00 67.74 62. Agriculture, livestock and fishing 77.66 .. .. 100.00 59.56 .. 82.45 .. 64. Veterinary medicine 69.54 .. .. 100.00 30.22 .. 70.29 67.74 7. Health and social services 80.14 .. .. 63.57 75.20 54.97 82.41 98.19 72. Health 80.15 .. .. 63.22 75.17 52.93 82.56 98.19 76. Social services 80.05 .. .. 64.83 75.71 100.00 81.15 .. 8. Services 77.97 .. .. 80.01 72.35 80.24 82.82 .. 81. Personal services 78.45 .. .. 80.01 72.58 82.94 83.76 .. 84. Transport services 69.13 .. .. .. 20.78 100.00 77.17 .. 85. Environmental protection 57.56 .. .. .. 23.33 24.72 59.73 .. 86. Security services 76.75 .. .. .. 100.00 .. 75.97 .. 9. Unknown sectors, unspecified or not applicable 8.09 5.64 .. 57.97 74.74 75.15 82.11 100.00 90. Unknown or unspecified sectors 79.50 .. .. 57.97 74.74 75.15 82.11 100.00 99. Not applicable 5.64 5.64 .. .. .. .. .. .. 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