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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Residential Status and Sex (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/17419

Last updated 4 days ago (5 Sep 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyHighestQualificationAttainedResidentialStatusandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (9 rows, 1.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Total
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Males
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Females
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) Total
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) Males
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) 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%
Total314043615050311635405270809513194211388674432341185610246730
No Qualification33382112058421323731744711643820100916374414612228
Primary173912800809383216280376458863451110936227487
Lower Secondary258136128526129611230495118081112414276411044417196
Secondary505564227613277952462376211464250912431881614827040
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)341886190827151059314428178418136011274581240915049
Polytechnic Diploma301963181148120815277005169033107971249581211512844
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma217970876681303021691977010999088487731755931214
University1007183488586518598774344379420394924232839109166123673
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_f53993d0a221bd213cc7d1dc67b809f7"
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 Highest Qualification Attained, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_f53993d0a221bd213cc7d1dc67b809f7/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)