Unemployed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Main Action Taken to Look for Work 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 counts of unemployed Singapore residents aged 15 and over by highest qualification attained, main action taken to look for work (including internet job search), and sex. Labour-market researchers study job-search behaviour by education. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17555.
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/17555
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- Rows
- 9
- Columns
- 19
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Total | (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Males | (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Females | (Advertisement1//Write In) Total | (Advertisement1//Write In) Males | (Advertisement1//Write In) Females | (Asked Friends or Relatives) Total | (Asked Friends or Relatives) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 122328.000000 | 62149.000000 | 60180.000000 | 51321.000000 | 24516.000000 | 26805.000000 | 26286.000000 | 13518.000000 | 12768.000000 | 24822.000000 | 13734.000000 |
| No Qualification | 6582.000000 | 3606.000000 | 2976.000000 | 492.000000 | 251.000000 | 241.000000 | 1779.000000 | 992.000000 | 787.000000 | 3700.000000 | 2021.000000 |
| Primary | 5249.000000 | 3050.000000 | 2199.000000 | 692.000000 | 329.000000 | 363.000000 | 1605.000000 | 834.000000 | 770.000000 | 2362.000000 | 1447.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 10207.000000 | 5456.000000 | 4750.000000 | 2091.000000 | 968.000000 | 1123.000000 | 2770.000000 | 1592.000000 | 1178.000000 | 3734.000000 | 2041.000000 |
| Secondary | 21258.000000 | 11001.000000 | 10257.000000 | 6763.000000 | 3098.000000 | 3665.000000 | 5029.000000 | 2698.000000 | 2331.000000 | 5746.000000 | 3225.000000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 17121.000000 | 9279.000000 | 7842.000000 | 6613.000000 | 3543.000000 | 3070.000000 | 3955.000000 | 1990.000000 | 1964.000000 | 3633.000000 | 2231.000000 |
| Polytechnic Diploma | 14240.000000 | 7333.000000 | 6907.000000 | 7503.000000 | 3778.000000 | 3724.000000 | 2750.000000 | 1445.000000 | 1305.000000 | 1646.000000 | 922.000000 |
| Professional Qualification and Other Diploma | 10685.000000 | 4520.000000 | 6165.000000 | 5520.000000 | 2164.000000 | 3356.000000 | 1959.000000 | 869.000000 | 1089.000000 | 1159.000000 | 572.000000 |
| University | 36986.000000 | 17903.000000 | 19083.000000 | 21648.000000 | 10386.000000 | 11262.000000 | 6440.000000 | 3097.000000 | 3343.000000 | 2841.000000 | 1276.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Advertisement1//Write In) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Advertisement1//Write In) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Advertisement1//Write In) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Asked Friends or Relatives) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Asked Friends or Relatives) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Asked Friends or Relatives) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Employment Services) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Employment Services) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Employment Services) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |