Resident Households by Highest Qualification Attained, Ethnic Group and Sex of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 9 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts (in thousands) of resident households by highest qualification attained, ethnic group, and sex of the head of household, excluding full-time student heads. Supports education and ethnicity profiling of household heads. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8290.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to heads who are not attending educational institutions as full-time students. The data include those who are upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses while working. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8290
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1223.500000 | 916.200000 | 307.300000 | 936.500000 | 692.500000 | 244.000000 | 134.100000 | 101.600000 | 32.500000 | 112.800000 | 89.600000 |
| No Qualification | 143.400000 | 84.000000 | 59.400000 | 121.800000 | 72.200000 | 49.500000 | 14.300000 | 7.800000 | 6.500000 | 6.600000 | 3.500000 |
| Primary | 92.200000 | 67.200000 | 25.000000 | 69.800000 | 51.600000 | 18.200000 | 15.100000 | 11.200000 | 4.000000 | 7.000000 | 4.400000 |
| Lower Secondary | 116.000000 | 88.900000 | 27.100000 | 86.200000 | 66.400000 | 19.800000 | 18.800000 | 14.700000 | 4.100000 | 9.200000 | 6.900000 |
| Secondary | 233.600000 | 165.300000 | 68.400000 | 175.600000 | 123.200000 | 52.300000 | 36.600000 | 27.000000 | 9.600000 | 19.100000 | 13.200000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 120.800000 | 95.200000 | 25.600000 | 82.800000 | 64.000000 | 18.800000 | 25.200000 | 21.500000 | 3.700000 | 10.500000 | 8.300000 |
| Polytechnic | 85.600000 | 74.700000 | 10.800000 | 68.000000 | 59.100000 | 8.800000 | 9.400000 | 8.200000 | 1.200000 | 6.900000 | 6.400000 |
| Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | 86.500000 | 59.200000 | 27.300000 | 65.700000 | 42.400000 | 23.300000 | 6.400000 | 4.700000 | 1.700000 | 10.700000 | 8.800000 |
| University | 345.400000 | 281.700000 | 63.800000 | 266.700000 | 213.500000 | 53.200000 | 8.100000 | 6.400000 | 1.700000 | 42.700000 | 38.100000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 |