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Enrolment In University First Degree Courses By Type Of Course And Sex, Annual

Data from Jan 1991 to Dec 2023Updated about 1 month ago

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (FROM 2011), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FROM 2010), SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN (FROM 2012), SIM UNIVERSITY (FROM 2014 TO 2016), SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (FROM 2017)

Data Last Updated: 18/02/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Data prior to 2015 are classified according to the Singapore Standard Educational Classification (SSEC) 2010 while data for 2015 to 2019 and from 2020 are classified according to SSEC 2015 and SSEC 2020 respectively. Covers full-time and part-time first degree courses. From 2010, data includes students enrolled in Singapore Institute of Technology. With effect from 2011, data included source from MOE. From 2012, data includes students enrolled in Singapore University of Technology and Design. From 2014, data includes students enrolled in SIM University. With effect from 2017, there are courses whose main field of study is not elsewhere classifiable.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850491

Data explorer

EnrolmentInUniversityFirstDegreeCoursesByTypeOfCourseAndSexAnnual.csv (32 rows, 7.9 KB)

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Males: Education264291283260247230263169207258317420468465406301234212249286290261238211195181206200191158925013
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Males: Accountancy204821442267235924722486242521812039191217681685162713211323122911601087829697672711712715760839853833806820852891824
Males: Business & Administration709972456856634057935430521232843111298027822705254326882529242523122141191415971406122711301159113611651249136713541312123411311014
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Males: Natural & Mathematical Sciences158330943263318932343329339533003237322331403258334031592917259222432041184615311460140912761153104810341071109711181194115811441128
Males: Medicine1160108911991158111710791016933860784725695681685682670671685690684673671650611604584564553547531522513525

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Enrolment In University First Degree Courses By Type Of Course And Sex, Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 25, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_3b9347433d6816a590493c907cc42b9e/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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