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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over With Below Polytechnic Qualification by Type of Vocational Qualification Acquired, Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 31/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude residents who were students. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: Education, Language and Religion' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information).

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8954

Last updated 19 days ago (21 Aug 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverWithBelowPolytechnicQualificationbyTypeofVocationalQualificationAcquiredEthnicGroupandSexCensusofPopulation2000.csv (8 rows, 1.3 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Chinese) Males
Numeric
(Chinese) Females
Numeric
(Malays) Total
Numeric
(Malays) Males
Numeric
(Malays) Females
Numeric
(Indians) Total
Numeric
(Indians) Males
Numeric
(Indians) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
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%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total17944678469299475381381807647366734441267916130032137884126607624336417418137709811039
Did Not Acquire Vocational Qualification156010271148984861312102595541226561372243249980612451710973651737579991578358249959
Acquired Vocational Qualification23436513544098925171548932447830443592302251336716871106966175235412751080
Basic Certificate1204007380746593861964927336923244621819562678614571528991128624504
Advanced Certificate76927476512927654125325682155716562109845579560936941915630405225
Diploma201677872122941686364041045915186149051445725720340129211
Advanced Diploma311511831932262095616642329613524711912716125
Qualification From Professional Bodies13756492788301174440437700817336481955442513240105136
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_f0daf1530c419de76f498fe45c4bdd60"
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 With Below Polytechnic Qualification by Type of Vocational Qualification Acquired, Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_f0daf1530c419de76f498fe45c4bdd60/view

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Created on

26 Oct 2024

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)