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Economy

Principals, Annual

Data from Jan 2011 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 14 May 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Data Last Updated: 19/11/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850601

Data explorer

PrincipalsAnnual.csv (3 rows, 401 B)

Data Series
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
Numeric
2015
Numeric
2014
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2013
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2012
Numeric
2011
Numeric
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(Null)0.0%
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Principals350347354359356355353364372378377388367361
Males150147154147138136130136136134139143134129
Females200200200212218219223228236244238245233232
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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_06c5d7cd1eec987d8e39fbf7008b5b82"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Principals, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 3, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_06c5d7cd1eec987d8e39fbf7008b5b82/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)