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Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in formal learning activities (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in formal learning activities (No.) by Sex and Attended level of education; Irregular
Regularity	Irregular
Source	Statistics Portugal, Lifelong learning survey
First available period	2003
Last available period	2003
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (Portugal) Sex Attended level of education
Concepts	FORMAL LEARNING: Education and training given in a system of schools, colleges, universities and other institutions of education in which the learning is organised, assessed and certificated under the responsibility of qualified education and training professionals. It includes enrolment, attendance and formal certification recognised by the national authorities. It constitutes a hierarchical succession of education and training, where the completion of one level allows the student to progress to higher levels. LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Each one of the sequential levels that compose the educational system: primary education and lower secondary education; upper secondary education and tertiary education. REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year. RESIDENT POPULATION: The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
Formule	Estimation
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	3
Observations
Last update date	10/03/2008

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Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in formal learning activities (No.)