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Economy

Residents Outside the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Main Reason for Not Working and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17557

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentsOutsidetheLabourForceAged15YearsandOverbyHighestQualificationAttainedMainReasonforNotWorkingandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (9 rows, 1.9 KB)

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(Total) Females
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Total
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Males
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Females
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Total
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Males
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Females
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Total
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Males
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Females
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(Taking a Break) Total
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(Taking a Break) Males
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(Taking a Break) Females
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(Other Reasons1/) Total
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(Other Reasons1/) Males
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(Other Reasons1/) Females
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Total835509275935559574266696129402537563218501466471752021192245360865616626252840434222651143433630778
No Qualification22453362894161639492221697475261144183819076228507111848032230484522772568533822503087
Primary858802930156580286821118275643515517003181521525076997551353118671664326216141648
Lower Secondary999083645663452326511458311943858220167184151634985127837656135373024576627822984
Secondary1651295278111234859325271656609607582824332516196439654998913024621268121237959566422
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)764632910947355245761747228292410012438116628286457037168432379546371106965584511
Polytechnic Diploma366811843418247108627631009980706151191922021357845614731033044940070602341
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma3614210549255931444973413715115485796575221129591153445514263030357816351943
University11077136410743614692827074422129219186591055946722376229615631618794431432264807842
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dataset_id = "d_36a8ba60eed9dffee1c7b49a08063935"
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). Residents Outside the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Main Reason for Not Working and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_36a8ba60eed9dffee1c7b49a08063935/view

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Created on

22 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)