Rates of couples according to educational level by sex and age

  TOTAL Illiterate Uneducated Primary education OSE, BGE, pre-university preparation course University preparation course Intermediate Professional Training Advanced Professional Training Diploma course Degree Doctorate
TOTAL TOTAL 55,58% 46,52% 63,43% 64,39% 56,31% 42,14% 51,68% 47,01% 47,76% 49,82% 62,44%
16-19 0,99% 4,08% 4,16% 1,56% 0,86% 0,41% 0,99% 0,71% . . .
20-24 7,84% 15,55% 19,37% 15,86% 11,12% 3,80% 7,91% 5,46% 2,74% 3,14% .
25-29 30,03% 22,76% 35,75% 40,38% 38,76% 25,27% 35,87% 29,13% 19,71% 16,21% 19,30%
30-34 57,64% 32,11% 52,60% 61,82% 63,49% 54,86% 64,04% 58,77% 50,22% 45,91% 45,48%
35-44 73,37% 43,85% 67,69% 75,50% 76,60% 71,33% 76,36% 73,92% 70,20% 67,70% 67,03%
45-54 78,92% 59,04% 78,68% 81,00% 81,18% 75,46% 77,71% 79,47% 75,30% 73,26% 73,39%
55-59 79,34% 66,58% 79,67% 80,71% 81,12% 75,00% 77,61% 81,61% 75,73% 73,96% 73,21%
60-64 77,64% 67,30% 78,30% 78,89% 78,85% 73,82% 76,29% 80,81% 74,03% 73,95% 74,54%
65 or more 58,73% 43,24% 57,58% 60,75% 63,41% 61,76% 63,40% 71,52% 58,94% 67,85% 71,86%
    57,15% 54,32% 72,03% 65,80% 53,92% 44,04% 50,85% 49,30% 51,78% 54,48% 68,79%
Male TOTAL
16-19 0,42% 1,58% 1,74% 0,60% 0,34% 0,19% 0,42% 0,33% . . .
20-24 4,72% 7,53% 11,49% 9,74% 6,13% 2,05% 4,11% 2,72% 1,30% 1,76% .
25-29 23,38% 14,09% 26,17% 31,70% 29,77% 18,13% 27,89% 21,36% 12,90% 11,92% 16,04%
30-34 51,82% 22,93% 42,98% 54,05% 56,34% 48,59% 59,42% 54,91% 44,00% 41,93% 44,84%
35-44 71,73% 34,83% 59,82% 70,68% 73,84% 71,13% 76,86% 75,50% 72,11% 70,09% 71,21%
45-54 80,44% 50,31% 76,07% 79,80% 82,86% 79,77% 83,28% 83,72% 81,97% 79,21% 79,44%
55-59 82,80% 61,66% 80,75% 82,39% 85,86% 81,46% 85,14% 86,75% 84,32% 79,87% 79,16%
60-64 83,33% 69,02% 82,80% 83,49% 86,01% 81,99% 85,56% 86,58% 84,16% 79,81% 79,81%
65 or more 77,34% 66,53% 76,37% 78,30% 80,31% 77,88% 79,91% 81,90% 79,16% 76,61% 76,83%
Female TOTAL 54,09% 43,21% 56,68% 63,08% 58,81% 40,23% 52,56% 44,11% 44,75% 44,98% 51,37%
16-19 1,59% 7,17% 7,50% 2,97% 1,42% 0,58% 1,59% 1,00% . . .
20-24 11,11% 25,20% 31,00% 25,85% 17,90% 5,40% 11,99% 8,08% 3,56% 4,02% .
25-29 36,96% 33,53% 50,04% 53,61% 50,37% 32,58% 44,37% 37,02% 24,22% 19,43% 21,84%
30-34 63,64% 42,58% 65,03% 71,91% 71,43% 60,99% 68,95% 63,21% 54,54% 49,24% 46,13%
35-44 75,02% 52,52% 75,65% 80,49% 79,34% 71,54% 75,89% 71,63% 68,84% 65,35% 61,22%
45-54 77,43% 64,63% 80,80% 82,04% 79,64% 70,07% 71,43% 68,69% 69,14% 64,13% 60,29%
55-59 76,03% 68,72% 78,82% 79,32% 76,47% 66,47% 66,88% 65,55% 65,34% 60,69% 54,71%
60-64 72,38% 66,63% 74,65% 74,99% 71,68% 63,11% 62,60% 62,76% 61,10% 58,35% 50,90%
65 or more 45,02% 35,89% 44,32% 47,97% 48,71% 42,75% 43,29% 44,04% 38,15% 41,21% 37,49%

The rate of coupes, for a specific subgroup, refers to the percentage of persons in the subgroup that live
with their spouse or partner as regards the population living in family dwellings