Economically Active Population Survey National results. Unemployed Unemployed by sex, age groups (years) and level of education attained. Units: thousands of persons 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 2,242.2 23.5 496.5 750.0 464.2 4.1 501.0 2.9 from 16 to 19 160.4 0.6 42.8 88.5 25.3 0.2 3.0 .. from 20 to 24 390.8 0.5 39.3 143.4 110.1 1.1 96.5 0.0 from 25 to 29 435.8 1.6 39.4 117.1 97.4 0.5 179.1 0.7 from 30 to 44 834.2 6.7 161.2 304.6 176.6 1.9 181.5 1.8 from 45 to 54 288.8 6.9 131.8 75.5 42.8 0.2 31.4 0.2 55 years of age and over 132.2 7.3 82.0 20.9 12.1 0.0 9.6 0.3 males total 976.4 11.9 253.2 338.1 185.1 1.3 184.6 2.3 from 16 to 19 85.9 0.3 26.1 48.6 9.4 0.1 1.4 .. from 20 to 24 183.7 0.3 24.6 73.5 51.5 0.4 33.5 0.0 from 25 to 29 178.7 0.9 18.2 52.5 40.7 0.2 66.1 0.3 from 30 to 44 329.7 3.2 78.0 122.0 60.9 0.4 63.6 1.6 from 45 to 54 120.4 3.2 58.4 29.8 15.4 0.2 13.2 0.2 55 years of age and over 78.0 4.0 48.0 11.6 7.3 0.0 6.9 0.3 females total 1,265.8 11.7 243.3 412.0 279.1 2.8 316.4 0.6 from 16 to 19 74.5 0.3 16.7 39.9 15.9 0.1 1.6 .. from 20 to 24 207.1 0.2 14.7 69.8 58.6 0.7 63.1 0.0 from 25 to 29 257.1 0.7 21.2 64.6 56.7 0.4 113.0 0.4 from 30 to 44 504.5 3.5 83.2 182.6 115.7 1.5 117.9 0.2 from 45 to 54 168.4 3.7 73.4 45.7 27.4 0.0 18.2 0.0 55 years of age and over 54.2 3.3 34.0 9.3 4.9 0.0 2.7 0.0 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