Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 9 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-06.
Description
Census of Population 2020 employment table for residents aged 15 and over by highest qualification attained, ethnic group, and sex, excluding full-time students per footnotes, in CSV from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Labour market analysts study education–employment links and ethnic–gender workforce profiles in Singapore. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17548.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 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/17548
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2182599.000000 | 1166948.000000 | 1015651.000000 | 1664617.000000 | 868007.000000 | 796610.000000 | 262360.000000 | 152023.000000 | 110337.000000 | 187343.000000 | 111125.000000 |
| No Qualification | 102706.000000 | 54084.000000 | 48622.000000 | 85425.000000 | 45222.000000 | 40204.000000 | 10403.000000 | 6182.000000 | 4221.000000 | 5112.000000 | 2592.000000 |
| Primary | 82782.000000 | 47729.000000 | 35053.000000 | 64590.000000 | 36888.000000 | 27702.000000 | 11792.000000 | 7730.000000 | 4062.000000 | 5225.000000 | 2917.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 148021.000000 | 86613.000000 | 61408.000000 | 114863.000000 | 66580.000000 | 48283.000000 | 20745.000000 | 13229.000000 | 7515.000000 | 10048.000000 | 6116.000000 |
| Secondary | 319177.000000 | 163830.000000 | 155347.000000 | 231557.000000 | 114843.000000 | 116714.000000 | 57047.000000 | 32739.000000 | 24308.000000 | 24696.000000 | 13643.000000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 248302.000000 | 152439.000000 | 95863.000000 | 155535.000000 | 91577.000000 | 63959.000000 | 64207.000000 | 42422.000000 | 21786.000000 | 23195.000000 | 15321.000000 |
| Polytechnic Diploma | 251041.000000 | 155380.000000 | 95661.000000 | 183713.000000 | 113878.000000 | 69835.000000 | 44141.000000 | 26180.000000 | 17961.000000 | 18199.000000 | 12105.000000 |
| Professional Qualification and Other Diploma | 171143.000000 | 72600.000000 | 98544.000000 | 130477.000000 | 51717.000000 | 78761.000000 | 18537.000000 | 8469.000000 | 10068.000000 | 16394.000000 | 9483.000000 |
| University | 859426.000000 | 434272.000000 | 425154.000000 | 698455.000000 | 347302.000000 | 351153.000000 | 35488.000000 | 15072.000000 | 20417.000000 | 84474.000000 | 48947.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |