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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Highest Qualification Attained (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021

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/17467

Last updated 4 days ago (5 Sep 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyAgeGroupMaritalStatusSexandHighestQualificationAttainedCensusofPopulation2020.csv (16 rows, 13.1 KB)

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[Total] (Total) Total
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[Total] (Total) Males
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[Total] (Total) Females
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[Total] (Single) Total
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[Total] (Single) Males
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[Total] (Single) Females
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[Total] (Married) Total
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[Total] (Married) Males
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[Total] (Married) Females
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[Total] (Widowed) Total
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[Total] (Widowed) Males
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[Total] (Widowed) Females
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[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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[Below Secondary] (Total) Total
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[Below Secondary] (Total) Males
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[Below Secondary] (Total) Females
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[Below Secondary] (Single) Total
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[Below Secondary] (Single) Males
Numeric
[Below Secondary] (Single) Females
Numeric
[Below Secondary] (Married) Total
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[Below Secondary] (Married) Males
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[Below Secondary] (Married) Females
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[Below Secondary] (Widowed) Total
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[Below Secondary] (Widowed) Males
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[Below Secondary] (Widowed) Females
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[Below Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[Below Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[Below Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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[Secondary] (Total) Total
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[Secondary] (Total) Males
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[Secondary] (Total) Females
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[Secondary] (Single) Total
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[Secondary] (Single) Males
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[Secondary] (Single) Females
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[Secondary] (Married) Total
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[Secondary] (Married) Males
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[Secondary] (Married) Females
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[Secondary] (Widowed) Total
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[Secondary] (Widowed) Males
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[Secondary] (Widowed) Females
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[Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[Secondary] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Total) Total
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Total) Males
Numeric
[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Total) Females
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Single) Total
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Single) Males
Numeric
[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Single) Females
Numeric
[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Married) Total
Text
[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Married) Males
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Married) Females
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Widowed) Total
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Widowed) Males
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Widowed) Females
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Total) Total
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Total) Males
Numeric
[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Total) Females
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Single) Total
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Single) Males
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Single) Females
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Married) Total
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Married) Males
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Married) Females
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Widowed) Total
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Widowed) Males
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Widowed) Females
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[Diploma1/ & Professional Qualification] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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[University] (Total) Total
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[University] (Total) Males
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[University] (Total) Females
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[University] (Single) Total
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[University] (Single) Males
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[University] (Single) Females
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[University] (Married) Total
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[University] (Married) Males
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[University] (Married) Females
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[University] (Widowed) Total
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[University] (Widowed) Males
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[University] (Widowed) Females
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[University] (Divorced/Separated) Total
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[University] (Divorced/Separated) Males
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[University] (Divorced/Separated) Females
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(Null)6.3%
(Null)12.5%
(Null)6.3%
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(Null)12.5%
(Null)18.8%
(Null)18.8%
(Null)6.3%
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(Null)6.3%
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(Null)12.5%
(Null)12.5%
(Null)18.8%
(Null)6.3%
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(Null)6.3%
(Null)6.3%
(Null)6.3%
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(Null)6.3%
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(Null)12.5%
(Null)18.8%
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(Null)12.5%
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25 - 292688731287121401611988991030939580667490249054258557124424287021726780438873917412027041416337810942284---30689217158888456743291365847328962272509371913-135111004112902218130108921889313120577395054790471519-19606220386659643492331041476212798819633176606697109631212-671226445150195633168687911912853434656943072098152090513-1333467267
30 - 3429598014017815580210928758390508971801437956710057618061119637021614209114644821664334622183127971952366482950-507582724862077797721100558723934193913857546583913112191017361656290051769211313962768632764180421022278211616-1319591728633363110132235232791321410065384091740021009371225161147511361713997679294606670463219534851102640441145852646202616664631203
35 - 392978101392071586036204231329307132226411030561195867201475731240746757732163116043102692996189710991179636738123114-114140547293328781134881529353473228211921398950611892130261041906727117827187152711191657293656207219677108408837128527616537239306440130878335231433377406592465542175624798193381553321134319781611317352887603336371480718830123216572816593515631125412214092713
40 - 4429806613899015907649283231962608723138610975212163412842191065161135823102902268988481384231211966115417347624211105270162541952623132934073155411853257103279243125020108611415928663222305813381720256641385011814461530091606187499797895113017113217010271143657642951436250112745220605450630232322739823239193362910232606149876712387863824563972314841119641596206002136784283530418113492
45 - 493114771507931606844575421200245542421921214201207722941452248920591772112870379951552222474518131871994284011071017691754177373659160720524938921627277626951358733643703716055209826227854447791907287235936184101752754632848261627146142351291141152359291512751640600392780632234968142775405460692239123678471893823818104927691281186742960688184787302111761035385802945510682216467541918833536
50 - 5429423114345615077538701183892031322894611591711302947879193868217978232135656111627760333578310550028104556719849257181668226144255712184338664452264433800982713731454149188204592873011181559635874209937763573917301184384961247024912715113462136897241375862904123216714624022835234066060258334773620018908172936121614513367118321858668349118375651109941056994708394324027599665239426408115342546
55 - 593063281497321565963863318259203752353621213741139881038719288459219458171137741014514868752764130208357466475834363583947646518233828794531494796789833253846446984341595684597422571634026296547924866433218442493454016330182104240182624142656213479130829021447582837881195532925173261559840891283280725996151671082988713575219527411211584293485023578744026344806472283065416574982346635277812161563
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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 Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Highest Qualification Attained (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b17fc8b6358445faf4020ad6e6d1bfaf/view

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