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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 22/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude heads who were students.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8595

Last updated 22 days ago (18 Aug 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupandHighestQualificationAttainedofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2010.csv (13 rows, 1.2 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Numeric
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)
Numeric
Polytechnic
Numeric
Professional Qualification And Other Diploma
Numeric
University
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total1142295170620868121356312189921123828138466065270408
Below 254915267718863360612154541716
25 - 29367131472921085383734285540279519589
30 - 3485950593103328089698800012343745244024
35 - 391312022291249961491844315660154211140859330
40 - 4414536069215815123292805317782147211010249638
45 - 49165223135101304022611393471785711328998437546
50 - 5416560920442178752520942551179709475828023807
55 - 5914037521202158612695834313138366034647715694
60 - 64106202247491284818956229908870304747679975
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a1f8a53e08cc0b89de0bd2f97bfb0d53"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Households by Age Group and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a1f8a53e08cc0b89de0bd2f97bfb0d53/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)