| Participants and non-participants in non-taught learning, thousands | 15-74 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 1 065.8 | 1 062.5 | 1 059.4 | 1 053.9 | 1 046.3 | 1 040.1 | 1 034.4 | 1 028.4 | 1 019.9 | 1 010.8 | 1 000.4 | 991.3 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 184.9 | 164.4 | 154.7 | 152.5 | 177.4 | 279.4 | 276.1 | 227.0 | 232.5 | 244.8 | 271.3 | 296.1 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 111.5 | 112.1 | 107.2 | 114.7 | 142.3 | 213.1 | 190.1 | 162.9 | 159.3 | 183.0 | 203.4 | 205.9 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 83.0 | 83.8 | 75.5 | 71.9 | 83.4 | 145.2 | 203.2 | 176.2 | 180.1 | 192.4 | 215.8 | 243.4 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 48.4 | 52.6 | 51.1 | 41.0 | 36.7 | 39.0 | 116.6 | 89.1 | 99.9 | 91.8 | 88.3 | 99.7 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 57.2 | 53.0 | 45.7 | 38.0 | 38.8 | 44.2 | 95.4 | 80.9 | 75.8 | 63.5 | 63.3 | 56.9 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 880.8 | 898.1 | 904.7 | 901.4 | 868.9 | 760.6 | 758.2 | 801.4 | 787.4 | 766.0 | 729.1 | 695.2 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 502.0 | 501.2 | 499.9 | 498.2 | 495.1 | 492.7 | 490.7 | 488.8 | 485.6 | 482.1 | 478.3 | 475.3 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 83.0 | 72.2 | 71.8 | 68.7 | 77.9 | 127.7 | 123.0 | 101.3 | 104.7 | 110.3 | 121.5 | 134.7 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 46.0 | 46.2 | 49.0 | 50.1 | 61.2 | 95.0 | 82.7 | 69.9 | 68.9 | 80.0 | 88.8 | 89.6 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 40.8 | 37.8 | 34.8 | 35.0 | 37.1 | 69.7 | 93.9 | 81.9 | 84.5 | 90.3 | 101.6 | 116.4 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 21.4 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 56.3 | 40.9 | 44.9 | 42.4 | 39.9 | 47.5 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 19.6 | 21.7 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 33.4 | 30.3 | 25.6 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 19.4 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 419.0 | 429.0 | 428.1 | 429.5 | 417.1 | 365.0 | 367.7 | 387.5 | 380.9 | 371.8 | 356.8 | 340.6 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 563.7 | 561.3 | 559.5 | 555.7 | 551.2 | 547.4 | 543.6 | 539.7 | 534.4 | 528.7 | 522.1 | 516.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 101.9 | 92.2 | 82.9 | 83.8 | 99.4 | 151.8 | 153.1 | 125.8 | 127.8 | 134.5 | 149.8 | 161.4 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 65.5 | 66.0 | 58.3 | 64.6 | 81.1 | 118.1 | 107.4 | 92.9 | 90.4 | 103.0 | 114.6 | 116.2 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 42.2 | 46.0 | 40.7 | 36.8 | 46.3 | 75.5 | 109.3 | 94.2 | 95.6 | 102.2 | 114.2 | 126.9 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 27.0 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 60.3 | 48.2 | 55.0 | 49.4 | 48.4 | 52.2 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 37.6 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 28.6 | 62.0 | 50.6 | 50.2 | 43.1 | 42.5 | 37.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 461.8 | 469.1 | 476.6 | 471.9 | 451.8 | 395.6 | 390.5 | 413.9 | 406.6 | 394.2 | 372.3 | 354.6 |
| 15-24 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 200.2 | 201.3 | 201.7 | 200.4 | 196.9 | 193.5 | 187.3 | 180.5 | 173.2 | 165.3 | 156.2 | 147.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 50.3 | 44.6 | 42.4 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 72.6 | 69.0 | 58.1 | 49.0 | 44.7 | 49.8 | 46.7 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 26.2 | 30.2 | 29.3 | 32.2 | 36.1 | 52.8 | 49.0 | 40.4 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 35.0 | 30.7 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 27.7 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 44.9 | 56.7 | 48.8 | 40.5 | 35.8 | 41.5 | 40.5 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 14.1 | 17.1 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 40.0 | 30.9 | 25.4 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.5 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 22.2 | 36.7 | 31.8 | 26.4 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 16.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 149.9 | 156.7 | 159.4 | 157.7 | 153.0 | 120.9 | 118.3 | 122.4 | 124.2 | 120.6 | 106.4 | 100.3 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 103.0 | 103.6 | 103.9 | 103.3 | 101.3 | 99.6 | 96.5 | 92.9 | 89.2 | 85.1 | 80.5 | 75.8 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 24.8 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 34.7 | 33.1 | 27.5 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 11.5 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 18.8 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 14.0 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 20.8 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 20.1 | 19.9 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 7.4 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 78.2 | 83.5 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 80.9 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 65.4 | 66.5 | 63.5 | 57.7 | 53.4 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 97.1 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 97.1 | 95.6 | 93.9 | 90.9 | 87.5 | 84.0 | 80.2 | 75.7 | 71.2 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 25.5 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 37.9 | 36.0 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 24.3 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 14.6 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 28.3 | 26.5 | 21.6 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 16.6 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 12.6 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 24.1 | 29.2 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 20.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 19.9 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.3 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 13.0 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 15.6 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 9.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 71.6 | 73.1 | 76.8 | 74.8 | 72.2 | 56.0 | 54.9 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 48.8 | 46.8 |
| 25-49 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 485.4 | 482.4 | 478.6 | 473.7 | 469.6 | 466.5 | 464.9 | 463.0 | 459.5 | 456.5 | 455.4 | 456.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 96.4 | 83.8 | 82.8 | 80.7 | 100.7 | 145.8 | 143.9 | 117.2 | 129.5 | 133.3 | 148.8 | 167.5 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 60.2 | 56.2 | 56.9 | 61.5 | 79.8 | 111.9 | 100.1 | 84.6 | 88.7 | 99.3 | 112.0 | 113.0 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 43.8 | 43.1 | 41.5 | 38.7 | 46.1 | 76.3 | 110.5 | 93.3 | 104.7 | 111.7 | 126.7 | 144.7 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 28.3 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 58.5 | 44.4 | 54.5 | 50.4 | 49.1 | 56.0 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 25.2 | 22.9 | 18.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 35.4 | 32.8 | 31.9 | 24.1 | 25.4 | 23.9 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 389.1 | 398.7 | 395.8 | 393.0 | 368.9 | 320.8 | 321.0 | 345.8 | 330.0 | 323.2 | 306.6 | 288.5 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 239.9 | 238.7 | 237.2 | 235.3 | 233.9 | 232.8 | 232.7 | 232.4 | 231.4 | 230.5 | 230.4 | 231.3 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 44.4 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 37.4 | 46.0 | 69.4 | 66.7 | 54.2 | 60.4 | 62.5 | 70.8 | 81.2 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 25.4 | 23.4 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 35.9 | 52.4 | 45.9 | 37.2 | 39.9 | 44.8 | 52.3 | 53.1 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 21.6 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 38.9 | 52.8 | 44.9 | 50.4 | 54.1 | 61.9 | 73.0 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 12.1 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 29.8 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 28.4 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 8.4 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 195.5 | 201.1 | 198.3 | 197.9 | 187.9 | 163.4 | 166.0 | 178.2 | 170.9 | 168.1 | 159.6 | 150.1 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 245.6 | 243.7 | 241.4 | 238.4 | 235.7 | 233.7 | 232.2 | 230.5 | 228.1 | 226.0 | 225.0 | 224.7 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 52.0 | 46.1 | 43.9 | 43.3 | 54.7 | 76.4 | 77.2 | 62.9 | 69.1 | 70.9 | 77.9 | 86.3 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 34.9 | 32.9 | 31.5 | 33.9 | 43.9 | 59.5 | 54.1 | 47.4 | 48.8 | 54.5 | 59.7 | 59.9 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 22.2 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 24.8 | 37.5 | 57.7 | 48.4 | 54.3 | 57.6 | 64.7 | 71.7 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 16.2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 28.7 | 23.6 | 29.6 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 27.6 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 16.9 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 24.9 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 193.6 | 197.6 | 197.5 | 195.1 | 181.0 | 157.4 | 155.0 | 167.6 | 159.0 | 155.1 | 147.0 | 138.5 |
| 50-74 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 380.1 | 378.8 | 379.1 | 379.7 | 379.7 | 380.0 | 382.1 | 385.0 | 387.3 | 389.0 | 388.8 | 388.4 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 38.2 | 36.1 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 32.7 | 61.0 | 63.2 | 51.8 | 54.0 | 66.8 | 72.8 | 82.0 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 25.1 | 25.7 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 26.4 | 48.4 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 38.4 | 51.7 | 56.4 | 62.2 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 11.6 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 23.9 | 36.0 | 34.1 | 34.9 | 44.9 | 47.6 | 58.1 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 6.0 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 18.1 | 13.8 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 23.2 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 12.2 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 23.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 16.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 341.9 | 342.7 | 349.6 | 350.6 | 347.0 | 319.0 | 318.9 | 333.2 | 333.3 | 322.2 | 316.0 | 306.4 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 159.1 | 158.9 | 158.9 | 159.6 | 159.9 | 160.3 | 161.6 | 163.4 | 165.0 | 166.4 | 167.4 | 168.2 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 13.8 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 31.1 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 9.1 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 22.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 23.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.9 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 145.4 | 144.4 | 147.2 | 148.7 | 148.4 | 136.7 | 138.3 | 143.9 | 143.4 | 140.2 | 139.5 | 137.1 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 221.0 | 219.9 | 220.2 | 220.1 | 219.9 | 219.7 | 220.6 | 221.6 | 222.3 | 222.6 | 221.4 | 220.2 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 24.4 | 21.6 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 21.3 | 37.5 | 39.9 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 40.6 | 44.9 | 50.8 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 16.0 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 17.3 | 30.2 | 26.8 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 31.7 | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 34.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 14.3 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 11.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 196.6 | 198.3 | 202.3 | 202.0 | 198.6 | 182.2 | 180.7 | 189.4 | 189.9 | 182.0 | 176.5 | 169.3 |
| 15-64 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 932.0 | 928.5 | 924.8 | 919.8 | 911.0 | 906.4 | 903.1 | 899.2 | 893.6 | 885.0 | 875.3 | 866.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 178.4 | 156.0 | 147.7 | 147.3 | 171.4 | 265.2 | 262.5 | 217.4 | 222.3 | 229.4 | 252.8 | 278.9 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 107.0 | 106.1 | 102.2 | 111.1 | 137.0 | 202.1 | 181.8 | 155.6 | 153.2 | 171.7 | 189.1 | 192.1 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 82.3 | 81.3 | 74.3 | 70.8 | 82.4 | 141.5 | 199.2 | 172.6 | 175.3 | 185.1 | 208.0 | 234.3 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 48.0 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 40.1 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 113.6 | 87.3 | 97.4 | 89.6 | 85.6 | 96.4 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 54.3 | 49.4 | 42.9 | 36.1 | 37.9 | 41.4 | 88.2 | 76.3 | 71.1 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 53.0 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 753.6 | 772.6 | 777.1 | 772.4 | 739.6 | 641.2 | 640.6 | 681.8 | 671.3 | 655.6 | 622.5 | 587.1 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 451.9 | 450.8 | 449.3 | 447.9 | 444.2 | 442.3 | 441.3 | 440.1 | 437.8 | 434.4 | 430.4 | 427.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 80.8 | 68.4 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 75.4 | 121.6 | 117.9 | 97.6 | 101.2 | 104.6 | 115.0 | 129.3 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 44.6 | 43.4 | 46.4 | 48.5 | 59.0 | 90.6 | 79.8 | 67.2 | 66.9 | 75.7 | 83.6 | 85.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 40.5 | 36.1 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 36.8 | 67.8 | 92.2 | 80.8 | 82.7 | 87.1 | 98.0 | 113.1 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 21.3 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 54.6 | 40.3 | 44.0 | 41.4 | 38.8 | 46.2 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 18.3 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 30.8 | 29.0 | 24.4 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 18.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 371.0 | 382.5 | 380.5 | 381.3 | 368.8 | 320.7 | 323.3 | 342.5 | 336.6 | 329.8 | 315.5 | 297.6 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 480.1 | 477.7 | 475.4 | 471.9 | 466.7 | 464.0 | 461.8 | 459.1 | 455.7 | 450.6 | 444.9 | 439.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 97.5 | 87.6 | 78.9 | 80.8 | 96.0 | 143.6 | 144.5 | 119.8 | 121.1 | 124.7 | 137.8 | 149.6 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 62.5 | 62.7 | 55.8 | 62.6 | 78.0 | 111.5 | 102.0 | 88.4 | 86.3 | 96.0 | 105.5 | 106.6 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 41.8 | 45.2 | 40.3 | 36.3 | 45.7 | 73.7 | 107.0 | 91.8 | 92.6 | 98.0 | 110.0 | 121.1 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 26.7 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 59.0 | 47.0 | 53.4 | 48.2 | 46.8 | 50.2 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 36.0 | 29.6 | 27.6 | 23.0 | 24.9 | 27.1 | 57.4 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 34.4 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 382.6 | 390.1 | 396.5 | 391.1 | 370.8 | 320.5 | 317.3 | 339.3 | 334.7 | 325.8 | 307.0 | 289.5 |
| 25-64 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 731.8 | 727.2 | 723.0 | 719.3 | 714.0 | 712.8 | 715.8 | 718.7 | 720.4 | 719.7 | 719.1 | 719.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 128.0 | 111.3 | 105.3 | 104.6 | 127.5 | 192.5 | 193.4 | 159.3 | 173.3 | 184.7 | 203.0 | 232.2 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 80.9 | 75.9 | 72.9 | 78.9 | 100.9 | 149.3 | 132.8 | 115.2 | 121.1 | 139.8 | 154.2 | 161.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 54.6 | 52.9 | 49.3 | 46.9 | 55.9 | 96.6 | 142.4 | 123.8 | 134.8 | 149.2 | 166.5 | 193.8 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 33.9 | 33.8 | 30.7 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 73.6 | 56.4 | 71.9 | 68.7 | 64.8 | 75.9 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 34.5 | 29.9 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 51.5 | 44.5 | 44.7 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 36.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 603.8 | 615.9 | 617.7 | 614.7 | 586.5 | 520.3 | 522.3 | 559.5 | 547.1 | 535.0 | 516.1 | 486.9 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 348.8 | 347.2 | 345.4 | 344.6 | 342.9 | 342.8 | 344.8 | 347.1 | 348.6 | 349.3 | 349.9 | 351.2 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 56.0 | 48.3 | 47.5 | 46.2 | 55.0 | 86.9 | 84.9 | 70.1 | 78.6 | 83.0 | 92.1 | 107.0 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 33.0 | 30.9 | 31.8 | 33.8 | 42.8 | 66.1 | 57.3 | 48.5 | 52.9 | 60.5 | 68.3 | 71.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 25.4 | 23.7 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 24.7 | 47.0 | 64.7 | 56.9 | 63.6 | 69.8 | 77.9 | 93.3 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 13.8 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 34.4 | 25.5 | 32.2 | 31.7 | 29.6 | 36.0 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 11.5 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 292.8 | 298.9 | 297.9 | 298.4 | 287.9 | 255.9 | 259.9 | 277.1 | 270.1 | 266.3 | 257.8 | 244.2 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 383.0 | 380.0 | 377.6 | 374.7 | 371.1 | 370.1 | 371.0 | 371.6 | 371.7 | 370.4 | 369.1 | 367.9 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 72.0 | 63.1 | 57.8 | 58.4 | 72.5 | 105.7 | 108.6 | 89.2 | 94.7 | 101.7 | 110.9 | 125.2 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 47.8 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 45.1 | 58.0 | 83.2 | 75.6 | 66.8 | 68.1 | 79.3 | 85.8 | 90.0 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 29.2 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 23.9 | 31.2 | 49.6 | 77.8 | 66.9 | 71.2 | 79.4 | 88.6 | 100.5 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 20.1 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 39.2 | 30.9 | 39.7 | 37.0 | 35.2 | 39.9 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 23.1 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 36.1 | 28.7 | 31.1 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.8 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 311.0 | 317.0 | 319.8 | 316.3 | 298.6 | 264.4 | 262.4 | 282.4 | 277.0 | 268.7 | 258.3 | 242.6 |
| 16 until pension age | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 843.1 | 846.0 | 849.7 | 847.3 | 850.2 | 849.2 | 846.6 | 841.1 | 839.9 | 826.9 | 821.9 | 818.1 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 169.3 | 146.3 | 140.8 | 140.1 | 163.1 | 253.1 | 249.4 | 207.3 | 213.3 | 218.7 | 242.3 | 268.4 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 102.5 | 100.1 | 97.6 | 106.1 | 130.6 | 193.3 | 173.5 | 148.4 | 146.7 | 163.9 | 181.7 | 184.5 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 79.4 | 77.0 | 71.5 | 67.8 | 78.6 | 135.9 | 190.4 | 165.3 | 170.0 | 178.0 | 201.3 | 226.3 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 46.3 | 48.3 | 47.9 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 108.4 | 82.9 | 94.4 | 86.2 | 83.0 | 92.9 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 50.5 | 45.6 | 39.8 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 38.4 | 81.5 | 71.4 | 67.9 | 53.8 | 54.0 | 50.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 673.9 | 699.7 | 708.9 | 707.2 | 687.1 | 596.1 | 597.2 | 633.9 | 626.6 | 608.3 | 579.6 | 549.7 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 430.3 | 429.0 | 426.9 | 426.7 | 427.0 | 424.6 | 426.1 | 423.0 | 419.8 | 414.9 | 411.2 | 407.6 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 77.8 | 65.5 | 66.7 | 64.6 | 73.4 | 117.1 | 114.3 | 94.2 | 98.2 | 100.8 | 111.6 | 125.9 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 43.3 | 42.1 | 44.9 | 47.3 | 57.4 | 87.2 | 77.6 | 65.1 | 64.9 | 72.8 | 81.3 | 83.1 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 38.7 | 34.7 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 35.6 | 65.4 | 89.7 | 78.0 | 80.8 | 84.3 | 95.7 | 110.2 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 20.3 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 52.9 | 38.2 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 37.8 | 45.1 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 17.3 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 23.3 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.0 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 352.6 | 363.4 | 360.1 | 362.1 | 353.6 | 307.6 | 311.8 | 328.7 | 321.6 | 314.1 | 299.6 | 281.7 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 412.8 | 417.0 | 422.8 | 420.6 | 423.2 | 424.5 | 420.5 | 418.2 | 420.1 | 412.0 | 410.7 | 410.5 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 91.5 | 80.7 | 74.1 | 75.5 | 89.7 | 136.0 | 135.1 | 113.0 | 115.1 | 117.8 | 130.7 | 142.5 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 59.2 | 58.0 | 52.7 | 58.8 | 73.2 | 106.1 | 95.8 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 91.2 | 100.4 | 101.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 40.6 | 42.3 | 38.3 | 34.5 | 43.0 | 70.5 | 100.7 | 87.3 | 89.2 | 93.7 | 105.5 | 116.1 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 26.0 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 55.5 | 44.7 | 51.5 | 46.0 | 45.2 | 47.8 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 33.1 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 25.7 | 52.8 | 44.1 | 44.6 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 32.6 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 321.3 | 336.3 | 348.7 | 345.1 | 333.4 | 288.5 | 285.4 | 305.2 | 305.0 | 294.2 | 280.0 | 268.0 |
| Proportion (participants and non-participants total=100), % | 15-74 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 17.4 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 27.1 | 29.9 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 24.5 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 82.6 | 84.5 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 83.0 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 75.8 | 72.9 | 70.1 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 16.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 25.4 | 28.3 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 19.3 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 18.9 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 24.5 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 83.5 | 85.6 | 85.6 | 86.2 | 84.3 | 74.1 | 74.9 | 79.3 | 78.4 | 77.1 | 74.6 | 71.7 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 18.1 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 18.0 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 25.4 | 28.7 | 31.3 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 24.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 81.9 | 83.6 | 85.2 | 84.9 | 82.0 | 72.3 | 71.8 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 74.6 | 71.3 | 68.7 |
| 15-24 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 25.1 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 32.2 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 31.9 | 31.8 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 13.1 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 22.4 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 20.9 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 13.8 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 23.2 | 30.3 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 26.6 | 27.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 7.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 11.2 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 74.9 | 77.8 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 62.5 | 63.1 | 67.8 | 71.7 | 73.0 | 68.1 | 68.2 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 24.1 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 29.6 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 29.5 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 11.2 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 20.2 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 18.5 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 14.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 20.9 | 28.6 | 25.7 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 24.9 | 26.2 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 7.2 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 13.4 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 75.9 | 80.6 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 65.2 | 65.7 | 70.4 | 74.6 | 74.6 | 71.6 | 70.5 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 26.3 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 40.4 | 39.6 | 34.9 | 31.4 | 28.7 | 35.6 | 34.2 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 15.1 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 20.9 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 24.7 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 26.0 | 23.4 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 12.9 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 25.7 | 32.1 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 28.3 | 29.0 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 6.8 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 21.9 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 14.5 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 13.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 23.4 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 13.5 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 73.7 | 74.9 | 78.4 | 77.0 | 75.5 | 59.6 | 60.4 | 65.1 | 68.6 | 71.3 | 64.4 | 65.8 |
| 25-49 | Males and females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 19.9 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 21.4 | 31.2 | 31.0 | 25.3 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 32.7 | 36.7 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 24.8 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 16.4 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 31.7 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 80.1 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 78.6 | 68.8 | 69.0 | 74.7 | 71.8 | 70.8 | 67.3 | 63.3 |
| Males | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 18.5 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 23.3 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 30.7 | 35.1 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 15.3 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 16.0 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 22.7 | 23.0 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 26.9 | 31.6 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 12.3 |
| ..visiting facilities aimed at transmitting educational content (library, learning centres etc.) | | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Did not participate in non-taught learning | | 81.5 | 84.2 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 80.3 | 70.2 | 71.3 | 76.7 | 73.9 | 72.9 | 69.3 | 64.9 |
| Females | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in non-taught learning | | 21.2 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 23.2 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 34.6 | 38.4 |
| ..self studying by making use of printed material (e.g. professional books, magazines etc) | | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 26.6 |
| ..computer based learning/training, online internet based web education | | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 24.8 | 21.0 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 28.8 | 31.9 |
| ..self studying by using computer (excl internet) or other electronic facilities (tapes, videos etc) | | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.3 |