Economically Active Population Survey National Results Active population who are enrolled in regulated studies by sector of the regulated studies in progress, sex and age group Units: Thousands Persons, Persons Total From 16 to 24 years From 25 to 34 years (current quarter) From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years 55 and more years 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Both sexes Total 1,168.2 1,214.6 1,125.3 1,198.4 1,228.3 444.4 461.0 451.4 462.1 437.7 377.2 391.9 341.7 385.9 435.2 180.7 224.9 195.8 229.0 223.8 133.9 107.9 113.4 93.4 104.3 32.1 28.9 23.0 28.0 27.2 00 Formación general, formación básica de adultos y habilidades personales 83.3 101.4 95.0 104.4 125.8 51.8 69.9 62.4 63.1 81.8 13.4 12.9 11.4 19.9 26.8 9.4 11.7 10.4 13.9 11.0 6.8 5.7 10.0 6.7 3.6 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 2.6 01 Educación 95.3 109.7 86.0 105.4 97.3 41.1 37.5 38.4 50.8 35.4 32.5 42.3 32.1 32.1 44.0 11.7 24.3 10.9 18.7 12.2 8.7 4.2 4.3 2.5 5.5 1.2 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.3 02 Artes, humanidades y lenguas 188.8 219.4 204.5 233.1 250.1 35.6 49.9 41.2 45.5 42.5 54.4 60.2 54.3 68.3 75.9 40.3 58.5 53.6 69.2 78.2 43.6 35.6 43.2 38.1 39.7 14.9 15.2 12.2 12.1 13.7 03 Ciencias sociales, periodismo y documentación 80.9 92.9 67.6 78.2 86.1 27.5 32.9 24.8 31.8 28.3 26.7 25.2 18.1 22.3 28.0 15.0 19.1 13.9 17.5 16.4 7.2 13.8 8.7 5.9 10.8 4.4 1.9 2.0 0.6 2.6 04 Negocios, administración y derecho 199.1 184.9 206.6 211.8 192.7 83.1 68.2 78.4 83.7 64.3 58.2 74.4 76.3 71.1 79.7 31.0 28.6 35.1 34.8 30.3 21.9 11.1 15.3 17.2 14.7 4.9 2.6 1.5 5.0 3.7 05 Ciencias naturales, químicas, físicas y matemáticas 64.7 47.3 38.2 46.0 49.5 21.2 18.8 16.0 17.2 15.3 33.2 16.6 18.1 19.2 26.2 6.4 8.4 3.7 6.7 5.4 3.5 3.2 0.0 2.0 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.9 06 Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) 66.9 70.1 84.6 65.6 78.2 25.9 28.6 47.1 30.2 30.3 30.1 21.3 22.3 22.6 32.6 7.1 14.8 9.7 9.1 11.6 3.7 5.2 4.2 2.5 3.6 0.0 0.2 1.3 1.3 0.0 07 Mecánica, electrónica y otra formación técnica; industria y construcción 90.1 117.3 113.7 102.2 96.6 45.8 55.5 62.9 46.7 45.2 28.7 44.5 30.2 37.8 31.6 11.2 9.8 14.9 13.7 14.7 4.2 6.1 5.7 3.3 4.6 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.5 08 Agricultura, ganadería, pesca, silvicultura y veterinaria 10.3 12.7 11.4 13.6 17.2 5.8 2.7 4.6 8.0 6.0 1.1 7.3 4.3 2.7 8.4 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.3 1.0 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.7 1.5 0.1 .. 0.0 .. 0.3 09 Salud y servicios sociales 199.5 174.6 151.1 162.1 155.0 60.5 56.4 46.9 52.4 54.7 76.3 64.3 56.3 64.9 57.6 33.3 35.9 29.9 30.2 26.8 25.6 14.5 14.9 10.8 13.9 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.8 2.0 10 Servicios 79.3 73.8 60.0 69.0 68.8 41.4 33.6 26.2 29.6 28.6 18.3 19.7 17.5 24.5 22.2 14.1 12.7 9.9 10.5 14.1 5.6 6.7 5.8 3.7 3.3 0.0 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.5 99 Sectores desconocidos o no especificados 10.0 10.4 6.6 7.0 11.1 4.7 6.9 2.5 3.0 5.4 4.2 3.2 0.8 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.1 2.2 2.5 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 .. 1.3 .. .. 0.8 0.9 0.0 Males Total 515.9 560.0 510.8 560.4 559.2 199.4 216.3 212.3 226.2 208.8 168.9 185.7 144.0 182.3 199.2 70.5 99.7 88.0 103.3 101.8 63.8 45.6 51.7 35.9 38.0 13.3 12.7 14.8 12.7 11.5 00 Formación general, formación básica de adultos y habilidades personales 43.9 50.0 47.8 54.9 66.8 29.1 35.7 33.3 36.9 44.8 9.4 5.4 6.0 11.2 15.6 2.4 7.8 5.2 2.6 4.5 3.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.0 .. 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.9 01 Educación 27.3 33.8 26.9 29.0 18.5 16.2 9.3 9.4 12.7 6.5 3.7 16.2 9.8 7.1 9.5 3.2 6.8 4.9 7.4 1.3 3.4 1.3 2.5 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 .. .. 02 Artes, humanidades y lenguas 67.0 82.4 78.2 84.3 87.7 12.1 19.4 12.0 19.3 17.0 19.1 26.3 19.8 21.3 25.0 10.6 15.1 19.4 27.8 28.3 19.5 14.5 19.7 11.3 12.4 5.6 7.1 7.3 4.6 5.0 03 Ciencias sociales, periodismo y documentación 29.2 34.8 24.3 27.1 36.4 7.9 10.4 9.0 10.0 9.4 10.5 12.6 6.8 8.8 9.8 6.0 7.9 3.3 6.8 10.4 1.9 3.1 3.9 1.3 5.2 2.9 0.7 1.2 0.2 1.7 04 Negocios, administración y derecho 91.1 89.4 77.4 106.2 84.4 34.2 31.1 27.4 37.8 27.1 28.0 34.5 27.7 36.6 34.5 12.8 14.7 14.8 19.9 13.2 12.9 7.8 6.1 8.6 6.6 3.1 1.3 1.5 3.3 3.0 05 Ciencias naturales, químicas, físicas y matemáticas 32.8 29.3 21.3 20.6 29.7 9.2 10.3 8.9 8.6 8.9 17.6 9.3 9.0 6.7 16.7 3.6 6.5 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.2 3.2 .. 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 .. 06 Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) 50.7 46.1 66.8 57.3 69.6 18.6 17.9 40.6 25.7 26.1 21.9 13.3 12.6 19.8 30.2 6.8 10.2 8.4 9.1 10.5 3.4 4.5 3.9 1.6 2.7 .. 0.2 1.3 1.1 0.0 07 Mecánica, electrónica y otra formación técnica; industria y construcción 70.6 97.5 87.1 87.3 82.9 38.4 47.4 46.7 39.9 38.9 19.2 35.0 23.2 32.5 27.1 9.2 8.8 13.2 11.9 12.9 3.5 5.3 4.0 2.4 3.5 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.6 0.5 08 Agricultura, ganadería, pesca, silvicultura y veterinaria 5.2 6.0 5.9 10.0 7.9 2.5 1.0 1.9 5.9 3.8 0.5 3.9 3.1 1.8 3.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.6 1.6 0.3 .. 0.7 0.5 0.0 .. 0.0 .. 0.0 09 Salud y servicios sociales 54.6 53.0 36.1 43.3 39.6 10.6 13.5 7.6 13.2 14.5 27.0 20.1 14.6 21.2 14.9 7.2 14.2 7.3 6.7 7.3 9.4 3.6 4.7 1.2 2.6 0.4 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.3 10 Servicios 35.4 34.2 34.3 36.6 30.9 17.3 18.3 13.5 14.7 10.2 8.1 8.0 11.5 15.0 11.6 7.6 6.8 5.8 5.1 7.5 2.3 1.0 3.3 1.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 .. 0.2 99 Sectores desconocidos o no especificados 8.2 3.4 4.8 3.9 4.7 3.3 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.5 3.9 1.1 .. 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.1 2.2 0.7 .. 0.3 .. .. .. .. 0.8 0.9 0.0 Females Total 652.3 654.6 614.5 638.0 669.0 245.0 244.7 239.1 235.8 229.0 208.3 206.2 197.7 203.6 236.0 110.2 125.2 107.8 125.7 122.1 70.1 62.4 61.7 57.5 66.3 18.8 16.2 8.2 15.3 15.6 00 Formación general, formación básica de adultos y habilidades personales 39.4 51.4 47.2 49.5 59.0 22.7 34.3 29.1 26.2 37.0 4.0 7.5 5.4 8.7 11.2 6.9 3.9 5.2 11.3 6.4 3.8 4.8 6.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.7 01 Educación 68.0 75.8 59.2 76.4 78.8 24.9 28.3 29.0 38.1 28.9 28.8 26.0 22.3 25.0 34.4 8.6 17.5 6.0 11.3 10.9 5.2 2.9 1.8 0.7 4.3 0.4 1.1 .. 1.3 0.3 02 Artes, humanidades y lenguas 121.9 136.9 126.3 148.9 162.4 23.5 30.5 29.2 26.2 25.5 35.3 33.9 34.5 47.0 50.9 29.6 43.4 34.2 41.4 49.9 24.1 21.1 23.5 26.8 27.3 9.3 8.1 4.9 7.5 8.7 03 Ciencias sociales, periodismo y documentación 51.7 58.1 43.3 51.1 49.6 19.6 22.4 15.9 21.8 18.9 16.2 12.6 11.3 13.4 18.2 9.1 11.2 10.6 10.8 6.0 5.3 10.6 4.8 4.6 5.6 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 04 Negocios, administración y derecho 108.0 95.5 129.2 105.6 108.3 49.0 37.2 51.0 45.9 37.3 30.2 39.9 48.6 34.5 45.2 18.2 13.9 20.3 14.9 17.2 9.0 3.2 9.3 8.6 8.0 1.7 1.3 0.0 1.7 0.7 05 Ciencias naturales, químicas, físicas y matemáticas 31.9 18.0 16.9 25.3 19.8 12.0 8.6 7.1 8.6 6.4 15.6 7.3 9.2 12.6 9.5 2.8 1.9 0.6 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 .. .. 0.9 06 Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) 16.2 24.0 17.8 8.3 8.6 7.3 10.7 6.4 4.5 4.1 8.3 8.0 9.7 2.8 2.4 0.3 4.6 1.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.0 .. 0.0 0.2 .. 07 Mecánica, electrónica y otra formación técnica; industria y construcción 19.5 19.8 26.6 14.9 13.6 7.4 8.2 16.3 6.8 6.3 9.5 9.6 7.0 5.4 4.5 2.0 1.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.0 1.2 .. 0.3 .. .. .. 08 Agricultura, ganadería, pesca, silvicultura y veterinaria 5.0 6.8 5.5 3.7 9.3 3.3 1.7 2.7 2.1 2.2 0.7 3.4 1.2 0.9 5.4 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.5 0.9 0.0 1.0 0.1 .. 0.0 .. 0.3 09 Salud y servicios sociales 145.0 121.6 115.0 118.8 115.4 49.9 42.8 39.3 39.2 40.2 49.3 44.2 41.7 43.7 42.7 26.1 21.6 22.6 23.5 19.5 16.2 10.9 10.2 9.5 11.3 3.4 2.1 1.3 2.9 1.7 10 Servicios 44.0 39.6 25.7 32.4 37.8 24.1 15.2 12.6 14.9 18.4 10.1 11.7 6.0 9.5 10.5 6.5 5.9 4.1 5.4 6.7 3.2 5.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 .. 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 99 Sectores desconocidos o no especificados 1.7 7.1 1.8 3.1 6.4 1.4 4.8 0.4 1.4 3.9 0.4 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.0 .. 0.6 1.4 .. .. 0.2 .. .. 1.3 .. .. .. .. 0.0 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute