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Resident Households by Household Size and Highest Qualification Attained of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020)

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2020 Census of Population table cross-tabulating resident households by household size and the highest qualification attained by the household reference person. Categories span no qualification through primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, polytechnic and professional diplomas, and university education. SingStat notes the reference person must not be a full-time student, including upgraders on part-time courses. Education and housing analysts in Singapore examine how qualification profiles vary across household sizes.

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/17495

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

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Number Total No Qualification Primary Lower Secondary Secondary Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Polytechnic Diploma Professional Qualification and Other Diploma University
Total 1369268.000000 125186.000000 78131.000000 125832.000000 236511.000000 143320.000000 114389.000000 95533.000000 450367.000000
1 Person 218991.000000 30620.000000 13527.000000 19324.000000 36802.000000 19962.000000 13135.000000 16259.000000 69362.000000
2 Persons 309061.000000 39698.000000 21043.000000 33053.000000 54528.000000 30039.000000 22231.000000 20492.000000 87975.000000
3 Persons 279791.000000 24711.000000 17617.000000 27598.000000 52760.000000 30728.000000 24067.000000 20239.000000 82071.000000
4 Persons 275309.000000 16298.000000 13575.000000 24152.000000 45833.000000 30958.000000 27060.000000 19542.000000 97890.000000
5 Persons 163290.000000 8075.000000 6863.000000 12263.000000 25773.000000 17238.000000 16304.000000 10679.000000 66095.000000
6 Persons 74908.000000 3300.000000 3148.000000 5719.000000 12248.000000 8715.000000 7241.000000 5429.000000 29108.000000
7 Persons 30496.000000 1475.000000 1483.000000 2106.000000 5422.000000 3504.000000 2632.000000 1912.000000 11962.000000
8 or More Persons 17422.000000 1008.000000 874.000000 1617.000000 3144.000000 2176.000000 1719.000000 980.000000 5905.000000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Number Text No
Total Numeric No
No Qualification Numeric No
Primary Numeric No
Lower Secondary Numeric No
Secondary Numeric No
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
University Numeric No