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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over With Below Polytechnic Qualification Who Acquired Vocational Qualification by Field of Study, Type of Vocational Qualification Acquired and Sex (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude residents who were students. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: Education, Language and Religion' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information).

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8893

Last updated 19 days ago (21 Aug 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverWithBelowPolytechnicQualificationWhoAcquiredVocationalQualificationbyFieldofStudyTypeofVocationalQualificationAcquiredandSexCensusofPopulation2000.csv (12 rows, 2.1 KB)

Number
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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Basic Certificate) Total
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(Basic Certificate) Males
Numeric
(Basic Certificate) Females
Numeric
(Advanced Certificate) Total
Numeric
(Advanced Certificate) Males
Numeric
(Advanced Certificate) Females
Numeric
(Diploma) Total
Numeric
(Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Diploma) Females
Numeric
(Advanced Diploma) Total
Numeric
(Advanced Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Advanced Diploma) Females
Numeric
(Qualification From Professional Bodies) Total
Numeric
(Qualification From Professional Bodies) Males
Numeric
(Qualification From Professional Bodies) Females
Numeric
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Total234365135440989251204007380746593769274765129276201677872122943115118319321375649278830
Education7984186461204170904326788919369611162608561986713116114401171
Fine & Applied Arts55482584296427971244155311055985071191552639643133390159231
Humanities & Social Sciences409612582838313991022294131532602561011553853325089161
Business & Administration6337712153512252261941731844623167329719870100582964709416464041242588713144573
Health Sciences57917345057360939332164278134653411841686196711341221012
Information Technology103444909543550652211285521691140102819941030964348213135769316453
Architecture & Building9213822099357545236518275423963592661976958431438134733
Engineering Sciences646355845461813374930429331928305258932412156912223472241754978873553
Engineering, Manufacturing & Related Trades3025027332291819307172182090103569594762262219435550527025019
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dataset_id = "d_1157a7a4bd891cd97ee7601a6236c741"
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over With Below Polytechnic Qualification Who Acquired Vocational Qualification by Field of Study, Type of Vocational Qualification Acquired and Sex (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_1157a7a4bd891cd97ee7601a6236c741/view

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26 Oct 2024

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