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employed persons by highest certificate obtained
This data set shows the number of employed persons by highest certificate obtained from year 1982 to 2019. The statistics is derived from Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is conducted every month using household approach.Employed persons are those between the working age of 15-64 years old who at any time during the reference week of LFS had worked at least one hour for pay, profit or family gain (as an employer, employee, own-account worker or unpaid family worker). Highest certificate obtained refers to the highest certificate obtained from public or private educational institution that provides formal education and is adopted from the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) as follows:a. UPSR/UPSRA or equivalentRefers to Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah/Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah Agama or equivalent.b. PT3/PMR/SRP/LCE/SRA or equivalentRefers to Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3, Penilaian Menengah Rendah, Sijil Rendah Pelajaran, Lower Certificate of Education, Sijil Rendah Agama or equivalent.c. SPM or equivalentRefers to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or equivalent (Senior Cambridge Certificate, GCE O Level and Malaysia Certificate of Vocational Education). This includes basic skill certificate obtained from specific trades and technical skills institutions whereby the training period is at least six months such as GIATMARA certificate.d. STPM or equivalent.Refers to Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia, Higher School Certificate or equivalent (Sijil Tinggi Agama and GCE A Level).e. CertificateRefers to certificate obtained from college, polytechnic or other institutions which offers formal education. Duration of certification should not be less than six months.f. DiplomaRefers to diploma or equivalent certificate obtained after category c, d or e from university, college or polytechnic prior to a degree qualification.g. DegreeRefers to degree (Bachelor, Masters or Ph.D) obtained from public or private higher institution or equivalent.h. No certificateRefers to those who are currently attending school or who have completed schooling without receiving any certificate.i. Not applicableRefers to those who have no formal education.LFS was not conducted during the years 1991 and 1994.
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| Data last updated | March 8, 2021 |
| Metadata last updated | March 8, 2021 |
| Created | March 8, 2021 |
| File Format | CSV |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |