Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyLanguageLiterateInAgeGroupSexandEthnicGroupCensusofPopulation2000.csv (20 rows, 16.4 KB)

Number Text	[Total] (Total) Total Numeric	[Total] (Total) Males Numeric	[Total] (Total) Females Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Total] (65 Years And Over) Total Numeric	[Total] (65 Years And Over) Males Numeric	[Total] (65 Years And Over) Females Text	[Chinese] (Total) Total Text	[Chinese] (Total) Males Text	[Chinese] (Total) Females Text	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Total Text	[Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Males Text	[Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Females Text	[Malays] (Total) Total Text	[Malays] (Total) Males Text	[Malays] (Total) Females Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (65 Years And Over) Total Text	[Malays] (65 Years And Over) Males Text	[Malays] (65 Years And Over) Females Text	[Indians] (Total) Total Text	[Indians] (Total) Males Text	[Indians] (Total) Females Text	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (65 Years And Over) Total Text	[Indians] (65 Years And Over) Males Text	[Indians] (65 Years And Over) Females Text	[Others] (Total) Total Text	[Others] (Total) Males Text	[Others] (Total) Females Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Others] (65 Years And Over) Total Text	[Others] (65 Years And Over) Males Text	[Others] (65 Years And Over) Females Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)25.0%	(Null)35.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)30.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)5.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)25.0%	(Null)25.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)10.0%	(Null)15.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)25.0%	(Null)35.0%	(Null)30.0%	(Null)20.0%	(Null)35.0%	(Null)20.0%
Total	2494630	1229758	1264872	412796	212031	200765	537112	259425	277687	615835	309493	306342	461845	231208	230637	235709	115406	120302	231334	102195	129139	1969357	967906	1001451	314928	162108	152819	419062	202998	216063	476355	239031	237324	375640	188383	187258	194839	95290	99549	188533	80095	108437	315198	155374	159824	64771	33281	31490	68908	33257	35651	83047	41564	41483	50197	24363	25834	22941	10945	11997	25333	11965	13368	179187	92262	86925	29320	14813	14508	41920	20415	21505	47817	25218	22599	30279	15317	14962	15149	7655	7493	14703	8845	5858	30888	14216	16673	3776	1829	1947	7222	2755	4468	8616	3680	4935	5729	3145	2584	2779	1516	1263	2766	1290	1475
Not Literate	185865	42240	143624	2044	1250	794	5671	2862	2809	17091	7581	9510	27189	6973	20216	42056	7733	34323	91813	15841	75972	156187	35957	120230	1588	970	618	4296	2390	1906	13829	6559	7270	22605	6074	16531	35768	6855	28912	78101	13109	64992	20016	3800	16216	297	180	116	673	279	394	1795	539	1255	2829	482	2347	4159	570	3589	10264	1749	8515	8773	2316	6457	135	86	49	428	173	255	1324	459	865	1622	378	1244	2034	279	1755	3229	940	2288	889	168	721	24	14	10	273	19	254	144	24	120	133	39	94	95	28	67	220	43	177
Literate	2308765	1187518	1121248	410752	210781	199971	531441	256563	274878	598744	301912	296831	434656	224235	210421	193653	107673	85979	139521	86354	53167	1813170	931949	881221	313340	161139	152201	414765	200608	214157	462526	232472	230054	353035	182309	170727	159072	88435	70637	110432	66987	43445	295182	151574	143607	64475	33101	31374	68235	32978	35257	81252	41025	40227	47368	23880	23488	18782	10374	8408	15069	10216	4854	170415	89947	80468	29185	14727	14458	41491	20241	21250	46493	24759	21734	28657	14939	13717	13115	7376	5739	11474	7904	3570	29999	14048	15952	3752	1815	1938	6949	2735	4214	8472	3656	4816	5596	3106	2490	2684	1488	1196	2546	1247	1299
One Language Only	1015302	514708	500595	54585	29948	24636	133408	62104	71304	280536	138428	142108	278746	135636	143110	150008	78005	72003	118019	70587	47432	879500	452932	426568	44488	24608	19880	112342	53036	59306	246229	123470	122759	247284	123695	123589	130980	69709	61271	98176	58413	39763	64858	26016	38842	3587	1788	1799	7154	2762	4392	15693	5676	10018	17357	5236	12121	10413	4093	6321	10653	6463	4191	55564	28592	26972	5232	2899	2333	10497	5008	5488	14341	7388	6953	11305	5138	6167	6934	3353	3581	7254	4805	2449	15381	7168	8213	1277	653	624	3414	1297	2118	4273	1895	2378	2800	1567	1233	1681	850	831	1936	907	1029
Chinese Only	580369	284546	295823	7179	3638	3542	61646	25503	36143	159948	75429	84519	165594	77320	88274	102864	53077	49787	83137	49579	33558	580210	284523	295687	7166	3631	3535	61568	25498	36070	159900	75417	84482	165584	77320	88264	102864	53077	49787	83128	49579	33549	10	5	5	na	na	na	na	na	na	5	5	na	5	na	5	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	150	19	131	13	7	6	78	5	74	44	7	37	5	na	5	na	na	na	10	na	10
English Only	353801	199217	154584	44756	25088	19668	64030	34373	29658	102135	57140	44995	91922	52438	39484	32285	19021	13263	18672	11156	7516	297798	168163	129635	37232	20968	16264	50394	27512	22882	85987	47977	38010	81509	46323	35186	27973	16599	11374	14704	8786	5918	5893	3154	2739	1573	804	769	1845	876	969	1434	819	615	676	406	269	258	165	92	108	84	24	36702	20991	15712	4749	2675	2074	9054	4712	4342	11014	6504	4510	7181	4209	2972	2550	1463	1087	2155	1428	727	13407	6909	6498	1202	642	560	2738	1273	1465	3700	1840	1860	2556	1500	1056	1504	795	710	1706	858	848
Malay Only	62721	24047	38674	2192	1044	1148	5918	2004	3915	15380	5176	10204	17912	5177	12736	10608	4148	6459	10710	6498	4212	888	92	795	75	na	75	304	7	297	249	50	200	115	21	94	62	10	53	81	5	77	58375	22767	35608	1994	977	1017	5298	1880	3418	14240	4847	9393	16627	4824	11802	9983	3904	6078	10234	6335	3899	2827	984	1843	118	63	56	267	98	169	825	246	580	1011	283	728	401	180	221	204	115	89	631	204	427	5	5	na	49	19	30	66	34	32	160	48	112	162	55	107	190	43	147
Tamil Only	15293	6438	8854	358	162	197	1138	205	933	2406	634	1773	3048	630	2418	3755	1698	2057	4587	3110	1477	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	55	37	18	13	7	6	7	7	na	na	na	na	11	na	11	14	14	na	10	10	na	15238	6401	8837	345	155	190	1131	198	933	2406	634	1773	3037	630	2407	3741	1684	2057	4578	3100	1477	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Non-Official Language Only	3119	460	2660	98	17	82	675	19	656	666	50	617	270	71	199	497	60	437	913	244	669	605	153	451	14	10	5	77	19	58	93	26	67	76	31	45	81	24	57	263	43	220	525	53	472	6	na	6	5	na	5	14	5	10	38	5	33	159	10	150	301	34	268	797	216	581	20	7	13	45	na	45	96	5	91	77	17	61	241	26	215	318	162	156	1194	37	1156	58	na	58	549	na	549	463	14	449	79	19	61	14	na	14	30	5	26
Two Languages Only	1244466	646549	597917	350755	178781	171974	378120	185087	193033	305211	155841	149370	149040	84292	64748	41306	27893	13413	20035	14655	5379	901096	461942	439154	265442	135281	130160	286434	140146	146288	208434	104277	104157	102042	56198	45844	26992	17851	9141	11753	8188	3564	227840	124395	103445	60286	31140	29146	60440	29988	30452	64982	35047	29936	29610	18380	11230	8273	6219	2053	4249	3621	628	102427	54141	48286	22638	11222	11416	28047	13681	14366	28084	14988	13096	14892	8346	6546	5237	3334	1903	3528	2569	959	13104	6071	7033	2389	1138	1251	3199	1272	1926	3711	1529	2182	2496	1367	1129	804	488	316	505	277	228

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Total	Total_Total_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Males	Total_Total_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Females	Total_Total_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total	Total_15_24Years_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males	Total_15_24Years_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females	Total_15_24Years_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total	Total_25_34Years_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males	Total_25_34Years_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females	Total_25_34Years_Females	Numeric	Number	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 2, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_5cbf0d095dbc9341f0649bd19085ea47/view

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