Residents Outside the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Main Reason for Not Working and Sex (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 (19 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-06.
Description
Census of Population 2020 CSV of residents aged 15 and over outside the labour force by highest qualification, main reason for not working, and sex. Reasons include housework or caregiving, retirement, poor health or disability, taking a break, and other reasons. Excludes full-time students but includes part-time upgraders. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17557
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 residents 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/17557
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Total | (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Males | (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Females | (Retired/Too Old to Work) Total | (Retired/Too Old to Work) Males | (Retired/Too Old to Work) Females | (Poor Health/Disabled) Total | (Poor Health/Disabled) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 835509.000000 | 275935.000000 | 559574.000000 | 266696.000000 | 12940.000000 | 253756.000000 | 321850.000000 | 146647.000000 | 175202.000000 | 119224.000000 | 53608.000000 |
| No Qualification | 224533.000000 | 62894.000000 | 161639.000000 | 49222.000000 | 1697.000000 | 47526.000000 | 114418.000000 | 38190.000000 | 76228.000000 | 50711.000000 | 18480.000000 |
| Primary | 85880.000000 | 29301.000000 | 56580.000000 | 28682.000000 | 1118.000000 | 27564.000000 | 35155.000000 | 17003.000000 | 18152.000000 | 15250.000000 | 7699.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 99908.000000 | 36456.000000 | 63452.000000 | 32651.000000 | 1458.000000 | 31194.000000 | 38582.000000 | 20167.000000 | 18415.000000 | 16349.000000 | 8512.000000 |
| Secondary | 165129.000000 | 52781.000000 | 112348.000000 | 59325.000000 | 2716.000000 | 56609.000000 | 60758.000000 | 28243.000000 | 32516.000000 | 19643.000000 | 9654.000000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 76463.000000 | 29109.000000 | 47355.000000 | 24576.000000 | 1747.000000 | 22829.000000 | 24100.000000 | 12438.000000 | 11662.000000 | 8286.000000 | 4570.000000 |
| Polytechnic Diploma | 36681.000000 | 18434.000000 | 18247.000000 | 10862.000000 | 763.000000 | 10099.000000 | 8070.000000 | 6151.000000 | 1919.000000 | 2202.000000 | 1357.000000 |
| Professional Qualification and Other Diploma | 36142.000000 | 10549.000000 | 25593.000000 | 14449.000000 | 734.000000 | 13715.000000 | 11548.000000 | 5796.000000 | 5752.000000 | 2112.000000 | 959.000000 |
| University | 110771.000000 | 36410.000000 | 74361.000000 | 46928.000000 | 2707.000000 | 44221.000000 | 29219.000000 | 18659.000000 | 10559.000000 | 4672.000000 | 2376.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Retired/Too Old to Work) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Retired/Too Old to Work) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Retired/Too Old to Work) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Poor Health/Disabled) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Poor Health/Disabled) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Poor Health/Disabled) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Taking a Break) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Taking a Break) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Taking a Break) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Other Reasons1/) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Reasons1/) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Other Reasons1/) Females | Numeric | No |