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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021

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/17431

Last updated 4 days ago (5 Sep 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyLanguageLiterateInHighestQualificationAttainedandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (19 rows, 4.8 KB)

Number
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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
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(No Qualification) Total
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(No Qualification) Males
Numeric
(No Qualification) Females
Numeric
(Primary) Total
Numeric
(Primary) Males
Numeric
(Primary) Females
Numeric
(Lower Secondary) Total
Numeric
(Lower Secondary) Males
Numeric
(Lower Secondary) Females
Numeric
(Secondary) Total
Numeric
(Secondary) Males
Numeric
(Secondary) Females
Numeric
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Total
Numeric
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Males
Numeric
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Females
Numeric
(Polytechnic Diploma) Total
Numeric
(Polytechnic Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Polytechnic Diploma) Females
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Total
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Males
Numeric
(Professional Qualification and Other Diploma) Females
Numeric
(University) Total
Numeric
(University) Males
Numeric
(University) Females
Numeric
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Total3140436150503116354053338211205842132371739128008093832258136128526129611505564227613277952341886190827151059301963181148120815217970876681303021007183488586518598
Not Literate98769240307473992218208887133123491163118612597215399664255421843772107120614511833623824
Literate304166714810011560666241603996961419061715627891792646256877127805129072504598227188277410340043190055149988301943181142120801217919876501302691007121488547518574
One Language Only831987391718440268199638789651206731127454992662819122549587556379513799463122748727323038682345473323922208110313647916499199801161136356152551
English Only33333018663314669714586755870281452475356989316721742714246740433715336890386152365014965282202025779632635813561127971053105949145820
Chinese Only4376061871062505001583286503493295841963781646380831323890744225579162402133895309861333617650463517092926948126996782893235865347
Malay Only4557015058305122065255911506110988404669425734197537594679173529442695138813072171199825396157351107245
Tamil Only952923147215406365934042204515168811753498267351465895292852447762151449153603207396
Non-Official Language Only59526075345200812218878331481983798739620675534042238291613024352191915171744
Two Languages Only1987820984846100297440096198222027556361275992876212565664630610263412231532021880212494141420501073652525161499171025991519906021891772770563367408403155
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_3df2f325a651f4e4e2fba6c196144091/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)