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 Proportion of resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in non-formal learning activities (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in non-formal learning activities (%) by Age group; 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)
  • Age group
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • NON-FORMAL LEARNING:  Training that normally takes place in more or less organised institutional structures and may result in certification. However, this type of certification is not usually recognised by the national authorities and does not allow progression through the levels of educationand training.
  • 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 (Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have participated in non-formal learning activities/ Resident population with 15 and more years old)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 10/03/2008


information presented in 20/12/2025