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Collection: Vocational Programmes

Dataset: Inmates under Work Programmes

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Inmates under Work Programmes

Data from Jan 2006 to Jan 2025

Last updated: 25 May 2026, 14:44 SGT

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Number of inmates trained under employability skills training programmes and number of inmates engaged in work programmes. Inmates may attend more than one training course.

Inmates under Work Programmes

Data explorer

InmatesunderWorkProgrammes.csv (20 rows, 275 B)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Average No. Of Inmates Engaged In Work Programmes
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
20065710
20075196
20084704
20094199
20104371
20114273
20124183
20134200
20144245
20154065
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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_606eb23fb872a2363e01d86a978f687e"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Prison Service. (2016). Inmates under Work Programmes (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 8, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_606eb23fb872a2363e01d86a978f687e/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

30 Mar 2016

Licence

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

Agency

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)