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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 2010/2011
Age groups
16-24 25-50 51-64 65 & more Total
Men 10,177 16,286 3,456 2,159 32,078
Initiation in Catalan language 872 2,851 465 240 4,428
Initiation in Spanish language 1,131 3,054 269 53 4,507
Initiation in foreign language, English 133 820 403 229 1,585
Initiation in foreign language, French 29 137 29 12 207
Initiation in computing 102 755 635 570 2,062
Instrumental training cycle 804 3,320 491 258 4,873
Secondary education certificate 3,205 1,808 122 44 5,179
Preparation for CFGM entrance exams (1) 1,061 593 28 4 1,686
Preparation for CFGS entrance exams (2) 2,630 940 34 12 3,616
Preparation for university entrance exams 87 1,182 114 10 1,393
Information society skills, English 76 423 351 220 1,070
Information society skills, French 1 16 5 8 30
Information society skills, Information technology 46 387 510 499 1,442
Women 8,672 17,379 9,469 4,975 40,495
Initiation in Catalan language 859 3,231 1,320 561 5,971
Initiation in Spanish language 1,056 2,615 319 139 4,129
Initiation in foreign language, English 182 1,089 1,096 342 2,709
Initiation in foreign language, French 15 103 40 15 173
Initiation in computing 66 1,055 1,919 926 3,966
Instrumental training cycle 414 2,476 1,412 1,886 6,188
Secondary education certificate 1,738 1,230 324 98 3,390
Preparation for CFGM entrance exams (1) 860 935 160 14 1,969
Preparation for CFGS entrance exams (2) 3,221 1,412 69 15 4,717
Preparation for university entrance exams 95 1,357 181 34 1,667
Information society skills, English 109 871 983 320 2,283
Information society skills, French 5 44 22 7 78
Information society skills, Information technology 52 961 1,624 618 3,255
Total 18,849 33,665 12,925 7,134 72,573
Source: Ministry of Education.
Notes:
(1) Medium grade training cycles.
(2) Higher grade training cycles.

Last update: July 23, 2012.

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.