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 sex and age group.
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;
Both sexes;
    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;
    16-34;446,1;39,1;71,1;58,7;12,3;91,9;159,9;13,2;100;8,77;15,93;13,15;2,75;20,6;35,84;2,95;
    35-54;687,4;88,7;176,8;75;43;107,7;177,7;18,5;100;12,91;25,72;10,91;6,26;15,66;25,85;2,7;
    55-74;197;33,2;40;19,5;8,8;24,3;70,4;0,9;100;16,83;20,3;9,91;4,47;12,31;35,71;0,47;
Males;
    Total;563,2;75,7;95,2;81,8;19,4;99,6;180,5;11;100;13,44;16,9;14,53;3,44;17,68;32,05;1,96;
    16-34;193,6;27;17,6;25,2;2,2;36;80,6;5,1;100;13,93;9,08;13,03;1,12;18,58;41,64;2,62;
    35-54;279,3;35,5;60,1;44,8;15,9;48,5;69,2;5,3;100;12,72;21,5;16,04;5,7;17,35;24,79;1,9;
    55-74;90,3;13,2;17,6;11,8;1,3;15,1;30,6;0,6;100;14,59;19,45;13,08;1,44;16,77;33,96;0,71;
Females;
    Total;767,4;85,3;192,7;71,4;44,8;124,2;227,4;21,6;100;11,12;25,1;9,3;5,83;16,19;29,64;2,81;
    16-34;252,5;12,2;53,5;33,5;10,1;55,9;79,3;8,1;100;4,82;21,18;13,25;4,01;22,14;31,39;3,21;
    35-54;408,1;53,2;116,7;30,2;27,1;59,2;108,5;13,2;100;13,03;28,6;7,4;6,64;14,51;26,58;3,24;
    55-74;106,8;20;22,4;7,7;7,5;9,1;39,7;0,3;100;18,73;21,01;7,23;7,04;8,54;37,19;0,26;
Notas:
These are people who have sometime worked in Spain or have searched for a job within the national territory
Fuente: National Statistics Institute