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

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Data Last Updated: 30/01/2026

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

Data from Jan 1997 to Dec 2025

Last updated 28 days ago (12 Aug 2026)

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ResidentLabourForceAged15YearsAndOverByHighestQualificationAttainedHQAAndSexEndJuneAnnual.csv (18 rows, 4.6 KB)

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Total Residents In The Labour Force2456.42446.42436.224382397.82345.52328.52292.72269.72257.62232.32185.22138.82119.62080.12047.31985.71928.318781880.81744.81733.41706.41667.91644.31576.61595.91546.51538.3
Below Secondary290.1279.6297.3309.5311.6334.8352365398.9411.5407.3419.7423438.7446.6455.3481.9467nanananananananananana
Secondary309.8323.3330.5340.3344360.8373.3375.9374386.6406.8390.1400.6407.8420.1410.3482.2452.8450.8456.1406.4430.7441.3455.6456.7430.4455.5452.2446.9
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)282.2282278.1278.1267.8269.3261.8264.3257.1260.3267.7250.4247.6254245.2246154.7186165.1162.7310.2153.4151.9151.6148.9282.1138.6153.8155
Diploma & Professional Qualification500.9501.1497.4495.7484.1464.3468.7446.7429.5438.7431.1426.1394396.8378.9370.3336.2324300.4289184.5257.8241.5222.8221.1130.2195.4163.4148.4
Degree1073.31060.51032.91014.2990.3916.3872.7841810.1760.4719.4699673.5622.2589.2565.4530.9498.4437.7440.6383.9373.7348.7308.6278.8244.8233216.5194.5
Male Residents In The Labour Force1284.71281.41285.51300.31275.61260.11251.11243.61238.71224.51216.21202.61183.11177.61160.41151.61126.81093.21078.41081.21009.91017.61006.4992.9974.1941.8956.4931.7935.5
Below Secondary157.2155164.3173180.5192.8200.6205.3228.3231.9236244.6248.6258.7264.5270.6293.4287.2nanananananananananana
Secondary162.7167.9175.7181170.5180.8187.7192.6190.5197.3205.3197.7204.7209.4216.5212.7260236.2237242.8224.3234.6235.8247.2245.7243.9243.3243.4242.1
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)161.9163.4163.2163.1159.6166160.2163.7160.4162163.2153.8154156.2153.215492.1116.59996.1168.792.890.191.590.4151.878.582.483.5
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_390fcb2f8c1374d3fddfa7985159b530"
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. (2025). Resident Labour Force Aged 15 Years And Over By Highest Qualification Attained (HQA) And Sex, End June, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_390fcb2f8c1374d3fddfa7985159b530/view

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Created on

12 Jun 2025

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