Resident Households by Household Structure and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, No Qualification, Primary (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of Singapore resident households by household structure and highest qualification attained of the household head, from no qualification through university. Figures exclude heads who are full-time students but include those upgrading via part-time study while working. Demographers and education researchers link family structure to head-of-household schooling. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8249.
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/8249
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | Total | No Qualification | Primary | Lower Secondary | Secondary | Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | Polytechnic | Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1223.500000 | 143.400000 | 92.200000 | 116.000000 | 233.600000 | 120.800000 | 85.600000 | 86.500000 | 345.400000 |
| No Family Nucleus | 205.900000 | 41.300000 | 16.100000 | 19.200000 | 38.700000 | 16.100000 | 8.100000 | 15.200000 | 51.200000 |
| One Person | 145.400000 | 28.900000 | 11.500000 | 13.300000 | 26.300000 | 11.400000 | 5.700000 | 10.500000 | 37.600000 |
| Two Or More Persons | 60.600000 | 12.400000 | 4.600000 | 5.800000 | 12.400000 | 4.700000 | 2.400000 | 4.700000 | 13.600000 |
| One Family Nucleus | 945.300000 | 92.800000 | 70.200000 | 89.000000 | 180.300000 | 96.200000 | 72.800000 | 66.100000 | 278.100000 |
| One Generation | 170.300000 | 23.400000 | 13.100000 | 18.100000 | 27.000000 | 13.200000 | 11.000000 | 11.800000 | 52.700000 |
| Two Generations | 704.300000 | 63.400000 | 52.900000 | 65.700000 | 138.300000 | 73.500000 | 56.100000 | 48.400000 | 206.100000 |
| Three Or More Generations | 70.700000 | 6.100000 | 4.200000 | 5.100000 | 14.900000 | 9.500000 | 5.700000 | 5.900000 | 19.400000 |
| Two Family Nuclei | 69.400000 | 8.700000 | 5.600000 | 7.300000 | 14.400000 | 8.200000 | 4.600000 | 5.100000 | 15.500000 |
| One Or Two Generations | 17.400000 | 2.300000 | 1.500000 | 2.000000 | 4.400000 | 1.900000 | 0.900000 | 1.400000 | 3.100000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 | Numeric | No |
| Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | Numeric | No |
| University | Numeric | No |