Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over With Below Polytechnic Qualification by Type of Vocational Qualification Acquired, Ethnic Group and Sex (General Household Survey 2005)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 6 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-19.
Description
General Household Survey 2005 table of Singapore residents aged 15 and over with below-polytechnic qualifications by type of vocational qualification, ethnic group, and sex. Counts cross Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Other groups. Education researchers study vocational credential patterns among non-polytechnic adults. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8692.
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/8692
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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 | 1772817.000000 | 829879.000000 | 942938.000000 | 1346536.000000 | 626414.000000 | 720122.000000 | 273537.000000 | 131355.000000 | 142181.000000 | 127255.000000 | 62696.000000 |
| Did Not Acquire Vocational Qualification | 1530180.000000 | 680893.000000 | 849286.000000 | 1180480.000000 | 529544.000000 | 650937.000000 | 220457.000000 | 94458.000000 | 125999.000000 | 107028.000000 | 49229.000000 |
| Acquired Vocational Qualification | 242637.000000 | 148986.000000 | 93651.000000 | 166056.000000 | 96870.000000 | 69186.000000 | 53079.000000 | 36897.000000 | 16182.000000 | 20228.000000 | 13466.000000 |
| Basic Certificate | 86584.000000 | 58668.000000 | 27915.000000 | 57711.000000 | 36450.000000 | 21262.000000 | 20728.000000 | 16217.000000 | 4510.000000 | 7177.000000 | 5334.000000 |
| Advanced Certificate | 133769.000000 | 81900.000000 | 51869.000000 | 90347.000000 | 53743.000000 | 36605.000000 | 30530.000000 | 19894.000000 | 10636.000000 | 11111.000000 | 7409.000000 |
| Diploma/Advanced Diploma* | 22284.000000 | 8418.000000 | 13867.000000 | 17998.000000 | 6678.000000 | 11319.000000 | 1822.000000 | 786.000000 | 1036.000000 | 1939.000000 | 723.000000 |
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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 |