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Resident Labour Force Aged 15 Years And Over By Highest Qualification Attained And Sex, End June, Annual

Data from Jan 1997 to Dec 2023Updated 7 months ago

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Data Last Updated: 16/09/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Residents comprise Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents. Data are based on mid-year Comprehensive Labour Force Survey except Census Years 2000 & General Household Surveys 2005. June 2007 data have been adjusted based on latest revised population estimates from DOS to facilitate comparisons with June 2008 onwards.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M182271

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ResidentLabourForceAged15YearsAndOverByHighestQualificationAttainedAndSexEndJuneAnnual.csv (18 rows, 4.3 KB)

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Total Residents In The Labour Force2436.224382397.82345.52328.52292.72269.72257.62232.32185.22138.82119.62080.12047.31985.71928.318781880.81744.81733.41706.41667.91644.31576.61595.91546.51538.3
Below Secondary297.3309.5311.6334.8352365398.9411.5407.3419.7423438.7446.6455.3481.9467nanananananananananana
Secondary330.5340.3344360.8373.3375.9374386.6406.8390.1400.6407.8420.1410.3482.2452.8450.8456.1406.4430.7441.3455.6456.7430.4455.5452.2446.9
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)278.1278.1267.8269.3261.8264.3257.1260.3267.7250.4247.6254245.2246154.7186165.1162.7310.2153.4151.9151.6148.9282.1138.6153.8155
Diploma & Professional Qualification497.4495.7484.1464.3468.7446.7429.5438.7431.1426.1394396.8378.9370.3336.2324300.4289184.5257.8241.5222.8221.1130.2195.4163.4148.4
Degree1032.91014.2990.3916.3872.7841810.1760.4719.4699673.5622.2589.2565.4530.9498.4437.7440.6383.9373.7348.7308.6278.8244.8233216.5194.5
Male Residents In The Labour Force1285.51300.31275.61260.11251.11243.61238.71224.51216.21202.61183.11177.61160.41151.61126.81093.21078.41081.21009.91017.61006.4992.9974.1941.8956.4931.7935.5
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Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)163.2163.1159.6166160.2163.7160.4162163.2153.8154156.2153.215492.1116.59996.1168.792.890.191.590.4151.878.582.483.5

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_34afb1e56eb4ce56a8a3a9abd371362a"
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 Labour Force Aged 15 Years And Over By Highest Qualification Attained And Sex, End June, Annual (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 15, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_34afb1e56eb4ce56a8a3a9abd371362a/view

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24 Oct 2024

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