Evolution of the population aged 2 and over by overall level of Basque, province and year. 1996-2006

	Basque Country			Alava			Bizkaia			Gipuzkoa
	05/01/1996	11/01/2001	11/01/2006	05/01/1996	11/01/2001	11/01/2006	05/01/1996	11/01/2001	11/01/2006	05/01/1996	11/01/2001	11/01/2006
Total	2.062.525	2.033.247	2.072.541	277.011	279.460	297.569	1.121.600	1.097.288	1.108.209	663.914	656.499	666.763

Basque national / speakers	636.816	656.980	774.894	40.479	45.312	74.593	266.107	273.872	347.302	330.230	337.796	352.999
Alphabetised	484.007	527.771	642.512	35.379	39.499	65.167	199.466	214.283	283.991	249.162	273.989	293.354
Partially literate	113.985	106.433	113.922	3.280	4.532	8.108	47.316	48.478	53.590	63.389	53.423	52.224
Not alphabetised	38.824	22.776	18.460	1.820	1.281	1.318	19.325	11.111	9.721	17.679	10.384	7.421

Quasi Basque nationals / speakers	406.810	470.124	458.939	54.366	68.907	67.092	233.227	272.034	255.238	119.217	129.183	136.609
Alphabetised	266.112	302.487	287.400	40.650	49.205	45.090	162.976	185.814	166.248	62.486	67.468	76.062
Not alphabetised	65.843	71.711	82.021	5.418	6.771	9.560	31.014	34.110	40.659	29.411	30.830	31.802
Passive	74.855	95.926	89.518	8.298	12.931	12.442	39.237	52.110	48.331	27.320	30.885	28.745

Non basque speakers	1.018.899	906.143	838.708	182.166	165.241	155.884	622.266	551.382	505.669	214.467	189.520	177.155

Date July 23, 2008

Source: EUSTAT. Population and Housing Census. 2001 and Population and Housing Census 1996-2006

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