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Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Usual Hours Worked and Sex (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 24/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude national servicemen.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8657

Last updated 22 days ago (18 Aug 2026)

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ResidentWorkingPersonsAged15YearsandOverbyHighestQualificationAttainedUsualHoursWorkedandSexCensusofPopulation2010.csv (9 rows, 2.8 KB)

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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
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(Below 30 Hours) Total
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(Below 30 Hours) Males
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(Below 30 Hours) Females
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(30 - 34 Hours) Total
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(30 - 34 Hours) Males
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(30 - 34 Hours) Females
Numeric
(35 - 39 Hours) Total
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(35 - 39 Hours) Males
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(35 - 39 Hours) Females
Numeric
(40 - 44 Hours) Total
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(40 - 44 Hours) Males
Numeric
(40 - 44 Hours) Females
Numeric
(45 - 49 Hours) Total
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(45 - 49 Hours) Males
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(45 - 49 Hours) Females
Numeric
(50 - 54 Hours) Total
Numeric
(50 - 54 Hours) Males
Numeric
(50 - 54 Hours) Females
Numeric
(55 - 59 Hours) Total
Numeric
(55 - 59 Hours) Males
Numeric
(55 - 59 Hours) Females
Numeric
(60 - 64 Hours) Total
Numeric
(60 - 64 Hours) Males
Numeric
(60 - 64 Hours) Females
Numeric
(65 Hours & Over) Total
Numeric
(65 Hours & Over) Males
Numeric
(65 Hours & Over) Females
Numeric
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Total18499361031457818480102383361756620842399177742462550261235042675769949635961733987837551420813916737522885613766991187737614751326249134716921004261714255110896733584
No Qualification13126977407538621705365781047568383309352964353329310633679195561412325031151429889117957614418159543921203395426657288514942113013641
Primary10016862362378069543345960834152180823433919206718512633515798105372078512922786499026869303342203101111983055991231513006103462661
Lower Secondary169208105925632831318551048081615427203434570928032907482592808720172356682208813580171471148256656760478419761443710671376621888181863702
Secondary362714189875172838230777509155689610379958111078046606119134693606207407374266377173654937754221011565313451876946832592718480744633156262216936
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)220297127514927831231346197694496419633002624030093231880034713440868464182706619351229111435285598292563326591476710449431716389132883102
Polytechnic20072711543285295655725853972275312191535450221742328930725028342790436352472418911229891458084096467423422321128383542928947072792191
Professional Qualification And Other Diploma1289905624972741551015054005217567515003225116020655769822657350412590511063148421586179317930453322292303782847893040625642402016
University5365632966922398701514648161033057512281347194514301515021775611548210227410380657417463899049752740377572408414841924342628267081592027443181079336
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_14b165a5c035dbb18c98baee4fb4f903"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Usual Hours Worked and Sex (Census of Population 2010) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_14b165a5c035dbb18c98baee4fb4f903/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)