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Adult training. Students. By training programmes and sex

Adult training. Students. By training programmes, age groups and sex Catalonia. School year 2008/2009
Age groups
16-24 25-50 51-64 65 & more Total
Men 9,351 15,574 2,882 1,855 29,662
Initiation in Catalan language 1,140 3,319 354 197 5,010
Initiation in Spanish language 1,538 4,053 251 50 5,892
Initiation in foreign language 101 692 405 202 1,400
Initiation in computing 108 637 693 579 2,017
Instrumental training cycle (level I-II-III) 795 2,786 381 260 4,222
Secondary education certificate 2,509 1,359 88 39 3,995
Preparation for CFGM entrance exams (1) 1,025 270 9 8 1,312
Preparation for CFGS entrance exams (2) 1,858 674 10 8 2,550
Preparation for university entrance exams 154 1,059 39 15 1,267
Information society skills 123 725 652 497 1,997
Women 8,351 17,135 9,069 5,193 39,748
Initiation in Catalan language 1,083 3,371 1,233 673 6,360
Initiation in Spanish language 1,310 2,975 341 118 4,744
Initiation in foreign language 184 1,179 1,132 336 2,831
Initiation in computing 100 1,380 2,023 817 4,320
Instrumental training cycle (level I-II-III) 462 2,091 1,757 2,422 6,732
Secondary education certificate 1,573 1,221 392 129 3,315
Preparation for CFGM entrance exams (1) 806 717 102 11 1,636
Preparation for CFGS entrance exams (2) 2,443 1,240 37 11 3,731
Preparation for university entrance exams 229 1,244 109 32 1,614
Information society skills 161 1,717 1,943 644 4,465
Total 17,702 32,709 11,951 7,048 69,410
Remote secondary education certificate (3) .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,324
Source: Departament d'Educació. Direcció General de Formació Professional i Educació Permanent.
Notes:
(1) Medium grade training cycles.
(2) Higher grade training cycles.
(3) Distance learning secondary certificate; we have no distribution by age gropus and sex.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 12, 2010.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Adult training
Part of permanent training that tends to involve mastery by the adult person of the following areas: instrumental and basic training, training for employment and training for leisure and culture.

Methodological aspects

The figures referring to adult education refer to students in public centres and classes that depend on the Ministry of Education.

Data are provisional.