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

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 28/05/2026

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/17464

Last updated 4 days ago (5 Sep 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyReligionHighestQualificationAttainedandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (12 rows, 3.3 KB)

Number
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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
Numeric
(No Qualification) Total
Numeric
(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
No Religion6114153149262964893460015896187041867199108761353831932416058789563768841267546273052424102666594031826340422071673325474280313144531135783
With Religion25290201190105133891529922110468819453315524170170850712227541092011135524266091899242366842872601603021269572353041408309447517576370936104827726870344055382815
Buddhism995436473070522366139372502708910274506339104059610382151608522131714517837293080965005438542115894765520434272698122708542727250498122237128261
Taoism1/288166141139147028724882840644082268051376513040318041780314001427752091721858240391365310387222521430379491345554148041545472687827669
Islam4811402335442475974725015320319303371215394183184662322473241511086255034458281959865689939087607233452426200294451285216593587752573833037
Hinduism1537447787975865817322425931587123563515992550094916199359530104051645710021643610986721837681162566794946707713482435947
Sikhism108475596525181621360351418732881842339519099979121305772533739519220878396482386720891779
Christianity590735254760335975301917979222131345643959062290201163217387805832924651337521012414327958504162861421802498781820331675285090130548154542
Catholic2195099531412419511395303283635810173740731306456107453347781277622002199409536104041742710293713418534727511259985604505553505
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dataset_id = "d_4280f9855d2ede51c51b4f9cbdc1304f"
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4280f9855d2ede51c51b4f9cbdc1304f/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)