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Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Trainees By Age, Highest Qualification Attained (HQA), And Sex, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE

Data Last Updated: 06/07/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Prior to Oct 2016, data were from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). With effect from Oct 2016, data are from the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). SSG is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. In Oct 2016, SSG took over some of the functions performed by WDA and absorbed the Council for Private Education (CPE), which was a statutory board under MOE. The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national credential system that trains, develops, assesses and certifies skills and competencies for the workforce. Training programmes developed under the WSQ system are based on skills and competencies validated by employers, unions and professional bodies. WSQ emphasizes flexible competency-based adult learning, open access to skills upgrading and clear career progression pathways for workers to upgrade their skills. With the roll-out of the Skills Frameworks in 2016, the WSQ adopted the skills and competencies covered in the Skills Frameworks. Data are based on calendar year and pertain to local WSQ trainees who have attained at least one WSQ Statement of Attainment.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183091

Data from Jan 2011 to Dec 2025

Last updated 3 days ago (12 Sep 2026)

Updated annually

Data explorer

SingaporeWorkforceSkillsQualificationsWSQTraineesByAgeHighestQualificationAttainedHQAAndSexAnnual.csv (21 rows, 3.3 KB)

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Total417850382175310221288646310764262905322843327996310491289699267655267423231009198322192249
Age Group: Below 20172561752013928156261744518203245912160718597135151601614221136411157510860
Age Group: 20 - 29447985106945517458584944854574622236170365219566495487652170459474026037056
Age Group: 30 - 39704266541057217497575422747662551125620556487578495632656622522234672244643
Age Group: 40 - 49829827111459537542196368650916596176057058635581795337556065507934395044489
Age Group: 50 - 59893957720162356571646437048648607286357558822565435067354096452333791638461
Age Group: 60 - 69783456961251086476514728233343453074782840638367872910827614189901481213560
Age Group: 70 & Over346483024920580183711430695591526516508120931017772816635418230873180
Highest Qualification Attained: Below Primary696292679224963382459066157302130916993164541613612074886355315695
Highest Qualification Attained: Primary171682157020428198531835412215180922487224546257322503133538263912851628343
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e3bf653d46271180a48d98c55821d275"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Trainees By Age, Highest Qualification Attained (HQA), And Sex, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e3bf653d46271180a48d98c55821d275/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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