Resident Households by Highest Qualification Attained, Ethnic Group and Sex of Household Reference Person (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 table on resident households classified by highest qualification attained, ethnic group, and sex of the household reference person, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format. Footnotes exclude households where the reference person was a full-time student. Supports education attainment research, ethnic comparisons in household structure, and official census household qualification statistics for Singapore.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to households with reference persons 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/17532
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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 | 1369268.000000 | 992270.000000 | 376998.000000 | 1059548.000000 | 760195.000000 | 299353.000000 | 151450.000000 | 111542.000000 | 39908.000000 | 120836.000000 | 92861.000000 |
| No Qualification | 125186.000000 | 74735.000000 | 50451.000000 | 106280.000000 | 64485.000000 | 41796.000000 | 12079.000000 | 7055.000000 | 5025.000000 | 6355.000000 | 3086.000000 |
| Primary | 78131.000000 | 56247.000000 | 21884.000000 | 60300.000000 | 44181.000000 | 16119.000000 | 11898.000000 | 8378.000000 | 3520.000000 | 5250.000000 | 3380.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 125832.000000 | 94334.000000 | 31498.000000 | 98144.000000 | 74235.000000 | 23909.000000 | 17730.000000 | 13084.000000 | 4646.000000 | 8820.000000 | 6387.000000 |
| Secondary | 236511.000000 | 160960.000000 | 75551.000000 | 175331.000000 | 118855.000000 | 56477.000000 | 39958.000000 | 28124.000000 | 11833.000000 | 18059.000000 | 11989.000000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 143320.000000 | 107720.000000 | 35600.000000 | 94730.000000 | 69352.000000 | 25378.000000 | 32375.000000 | 26210.000000 | 6165.000000 | 13767.000000 | 10453.000000 |
| Polytechnic Diploma | 114389.000000 | 94484.000000 | 19905.000000 | 89701.000000 | 73543.000000 | 16157.000000 | 14327.000000 | 12145.000000 | 2182.000000 | 8671.000000 | 7360.000000 |
| Professional Qualification and Other Diploma | 95533.000000 | 60818.000000 | 34715.000000 | 73020.000000 | 44312.000000 | 28708.000000 | 8903.000000 | 6298.000000 | 2605.000000 | 10521.000000 | 8147.000000 |
| University | 450367.000000 | 342973.000000 | 107394.000000 | 362042.000000 | 271232.000000 | 90810.000000 | 14180.000000 | 10247.000000 | 3932.000000 | 49393.000000 | 42059.000000 |
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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 |