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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Highest Qualification Attained, Sex and Ethnic Group (General Household Survey 2005)

What this data shows

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 14 records. Fields include Number, [Total] (Total) Total, [Total] (Total) Males, [Total] (Total) Females (136 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-19.

Description

General Household Survey 2005 cross-tabulation of Singapore resident population aged 15 and over by age group, highest qualification attained, sex, and ethnic group. Qualification levels span no qualification through university, with Chinese and other ethnic breakdowns. Education and demography researchers profile attainment gaps. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8689.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2005 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude residents who were students. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2005, Statistical Release 1: Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information). Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8689

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Number [Total] (Total) Total [Total] (Total) Males [Total] (Total) Females [Total] (No Qualification) Total [Total] (No Qualification) Males [Total] (No Qualification) Females [Total] (Primary) Total [Total] (Primary) Males [Total] (Primary) Females [Total] (Lower Secondary) Total [Total] (Lower Secondary) Males
Total 2500913.000000 1220737.000000 1280176.000000 410033.000000 149614.000000 260419.000000 271602.000000 131362.000000 140240.000000 277632.000000 143760.000000
15 - 19 39610.000000 22639.000000 16971.000000 762.000000 348.000000 414.000000 1357.000000 739.000000 618.000000 5230.000000 2527.000000
20 - 24 152785.000000 80512.000000 72273.000000 2142.000000 1072.000000 1070.000000 2568.000000 1465.000000 1103.000000 9594.000000 5330.000000
25 - 29 235693.000000 111856.000000 123837.000000 3399.000000 1382.000000 2017.000000 5190.000000 2421.000000 2769.000000 12449.000000 5504.000000
30 - 34 288013.000000 136343.000000 151669.000000 6757.000000 2814.000000 3943.000000 12584.000000 5021.000000 7563.000000 18885.000000 7645.000000
35 - 39 302752.000000 146204.000000 156548.000000 13666.000000 6594.000000 7072.000000 21773.000000 9534.000000 12240.000000 30007.000000 12194.000000
40 - 44 319390.000000 161666.000000 157725.000000 21814.000000 10094.000000 11719.000000 38659.000000 18628.000000 20031.000000 44476.000000 21881.000000
45 - 49 300309.000000 150628.000000 149681.000000 33979.000000 14724.000000 19255.000000 49159.000000 23270.000000 25889.000000 43260.000000 22895.000000
50 - 54 256794.000000 128298.000000 128496.000000 41198.000000 14340.000000 26858.000000 42997.000000 18828.000000 24169.000000 46128.000000 25247.000000
55 - 59 201217.000000 99574.000000 101643.000000 53162.000000 18462.000000 34700.000000 36751.000000 17171.000000 19580.000000 32098.000000 18821.000000

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Number Text No
[Total] (Total) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Total) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Total) Females Numeric No
[Total] (No Qualification) Total Numeric No
[Total] (No Qualification) Males Numeric No
[Total] (No Qualification) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Primary) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Primary) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Primary) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Lower Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Lower Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Lower Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Upper Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Upper Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Upper Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Polytechnic) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Polytechnic) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Polytechnic) Females Numeric No
[Total] (Other Diploma) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Other Diploma) Males Numeric No
[Total] (Other Diploma) Females Numeric No
[Total] (University) Total Text No
[Total] (University) Males Text No
[Total] (University) Females Text No
[Chinese] (Total) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Total) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Total) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (No Qualification) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (No Qualification) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (No Qualification) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Primary) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Primary) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Primary) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Lower Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Lower Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Lower Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Upper Secondary) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Upper Secondary) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Upper Secondary) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Polytechnic) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Polytechnic) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Polytechnic) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (Other Diploma) Total Numeric No
[Chinese] (Other Diploma) Males Numeric No
[Chinese] (Other Diploma) Females Numeric No
[Chinese] (University) Total Text No
[Chinese] (University) Males Text No
[Chinese] (University) Females Text No
[Malays] (Total) Total Numeric No
[Malays] (Total) Males Numeric No
[Malays] (Total) Females Numeric No
[Malays] (No Qualification) Total Numeric No
[Malays] (No Qualification) Males Numeric No

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