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Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Planning Area of Workplace, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Notes: Planning areas refer to areas demarcated in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Master Plan 2019. Data refers to the usual workplace location and not the temporary arrangements due to COVID-19 measures. 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/17580

Last updated 2 days ago (7 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

EmployedResidentsAged15YearsandOverbyPlanningAreaofWorkplaceHighestQualificationAttainedandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (48 rows, 10.1 KB)

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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
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(No Qualification) Total
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(No Qualification) Males
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(No Qualification) Females
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(Primary) Total
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(Primary) Males
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(Primary) Females
Numeric
(Lower Secondary) Total
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(Lower Secondary) Males
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(Lower Secondary) Females
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(Secondary) Total
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(Secondary) Males
Numeric
(Secondary) Females
Numeric
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Total
Numeric
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Males
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(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Females
Numeric
(Polytechnic Diploma) Total
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(Polytechnic Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Polytechnic Diploma) Females
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Total
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Females
Numeric
(University) Total
Numeric
(University) Males
Numeric
(University) Females
Numeric
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Total2182599116694810156511027065408448622827824772935053148021866136140831917716383015534724830215243995863251041155380956611711437260098544859426434272425154
Ang Mo Kio4767124742229293151145716941980884109635231852167259972821317651022766233651533288186631081231187719656104439213
Bedok59258309442831445382306223133951843155348392615222410178498351967293450227916342381425294699173829601797391438830
Bishan2854015482130581436784651143279563824191363105651752408276839512381157030271969105820699691101903148144217
Boon Lay192381224569949446253197704902801785106971631442045109925971781815249116997921689795893582037412079
Bukit Batok3355518200153552150984116614938146802787158612015329248428464133236017734338306012782194100211931113059105219
Bukit Merah1027944912353671398819472041326617311535536528012564140796435764410441578446571249061886302729725034794458682173524134
Bukit Panjang89112834607784228855359912347677629248416185011117102133768471429442076823553325737651808
Bukit Timah2096797201124711215315908243604641537774762270312921411238914719182248131393516265731053851934055114
Changi63136406592247715999796201674106760839422433150912044674652981077275763195118378498333949013108179316368102536115
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e12ec38ee49d89d9cbdf0d7ea6a49365"
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). Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Planning Area of Workplace, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e12ec38ee49d89d9cbdf0d7ea6a49365/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)