Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons between 16 and 74 years of age born abroad, who have encountered obstacles in Spain that have prevented them from having a job appropriate to their professional training (1), according to the main obstacle encountered, by country of birth. Unidades: Thousands Persons, % Absolute values Percentage Total Lack of language skills in host country language(s) Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin No suitable job available Other obstacle No answer/Don't know Total Lack of language skills in host country language(s) Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin No suitable job available Other obstacle No answer/Don't know Total 1.297 155,3 284,3 150,8 63,9 221,9 388,1 32,7 100 11,98 21,92 11,63 4,92 17,11 29,92 2,52 Europe 347,2 57,4 83,6 20,3 19,9 68,5 83,8 13,6 100 16,53 24,09 5,86 5,74 19,73 24,14 3,9 Latin America 633,2 4,7 174,5 86,5 30,2 106,3 216,7 14,3 100 0,74 27,56 13,66 4,77 16,79 34,22 2,26 Rest of the world 316,7 93,2 26,2 44 13,7 47,2 87,6 4,8 100 29,45 8,26 13,88 4,33 14,89 27,66 1,52 Notas: These are people who have sometime worked in Spain or have searched for a job within the national territory Fuente: National Statistics Institute