Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons between 16 and 74 years of age born abroad, who have encountered obstacles in Spain that have prevented them from having a job appropriate to their professional training (1), according to the main obstacle encountered, by country of birth.
Unidades: Thousands Persons, %

;Absolute values;;;;;;;;Percentage;;;;;;;;
;Total;Lack of language skills in host country language(s);Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad;Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit;Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin;No suitable job available;Other obstacle;No answer/Don't know;Total;Lack of language skills in host country language(s);Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad;Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit;Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin;No suitable job available;Other obstacle;No answer/Don't know;
Total;1.330,6;161;287,8;153,2;64,1;223,8;407,9;32,6;100;12,1;21,63;11,52;4,82;16,82;30,66;2,45;
Europe;346,8;59,7;80,7;19,9;20,3;70,2;82,3;13,7;100;17,21;23,28;5,73;5,87;20,24;23,72;3,94;
Latin America;644,7;4,5;177,6;88,9;30,4;104,1;225,4;13,8;100;0,7;27,54;13,78;4,71;16,15;34,96;2,15;
Rest of the world;339,1;96,8;29,5;44,5;13,4;49,5;100,3;5,1;100;28,56;8,71;13,12;3,95;14,59;29,57;1,51;
Notas:
These are people who have sometime worked in Spain or have searched for a job within the national territory
Fuente: National Statistics Institute