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Last updated: 04 Apr 2026, 21:01 SGT
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016
Update Frequency: 10 years
Survey period: General Household Survey 2015
Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2015' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information).
Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8203
Thousands Text | [Total] (Total) Total Numeric | [Total] (Total) Males Numeric | [Total] (Total) Females Numeric | [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Total Numeric | [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Males Numeric | [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Females Numeric | [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Total Numeric | [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Males Numeric | [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Females Numeric | [Total] (15 - 19 Years) Total Numeric | [Total] (15 - 19 Years) Males Numeric | [Total] (15 - 19 Years) Females Numeric | [Total] (20 Years & Over) Total Numeric | [Total] (20 Years & Over) Males Numeric | [Total] (20 Years & Over) Females Numeric | [Chinese] (Total) Total Numeric | [Chinese] (Total) Males Numeric | [Chinese] (Total) Females Numeric | [Chinese] (5 - 9 Years) Total Numeric | [Chinese] (5 - 9 Years) Males Numeric | [Chinese] (5 - 9 Years) Females Numeric | [Chinese] (10 - 14 Years) Total Numeric | [Chinese] (10 - 14 Years) Males Numeric | [Chinese] (10 - 14 Years) Females Numeric | [Chinese] (15 - 19 Years) Total Numeric | [Chinese] (15 - 19 Years) Males Numeric | [Chinese] (15 - 19 Years) Females Numeric | [Chinese] (20 Years & Over) Total Numeric | [Chinese] (20 Years & Over) Males Numeric | [Chinese] (20 Years & Over) Females Numeric | [Malays] (Total) Total Numeric | [Malays] (Total) Males Numeric | [Malays] (Total) Females Numeric | [Malays] (5 - 9 Years) Total Numeric | [Malays] (5 - 9 Years) Males Numeric | [Malays] (5 - 9 Years) Females Numeric | [Malays] (10 - 14 Years) Total Numeric | [Malays] (10 - 14 Years) Males Numeric | [Malays] (10 - 14 Years) Females Numeric | [Malays] (15 - 19 Years) Total Numeric | [Malays] (15 - 19 Years) Males Numeric | [Malays] (15 - 19 Years) Females Numeric | [Malays] (20 Years & Over) Total Numeric | [Malays] (20 Years & Over) Males Numeric | [Malays] (20 Years & Over) Females Numeric | [Indians] (Total) Total Numeric | [Indians] (Total) Males Numeric | [Indians] (Total) Females Numeric | [Indians] (5 - 9 Years) Total Numeric | [Indians] (5 - 9 Years) Males Numeric | [Indians] (5 - 9 Years) Females Numeric | [Indians] (10 - 14 Years) Total Numeric | [Indians] (10 - 14 Years) Males Numeric | [Indians] (10 - 14 Years) Females Numeric | [Indians] (15 - 19 Years) Total Numeric | [Indians] (15 - 19 Years) Males Numeric | [Indians] (15 - 19 Years) Females Numeric | [Indians] (20 Years & Over) Total Numeric | [Indians] (20 Years & Over) Males Numeric | [Indians] (20 Years & Over) Females Numeric | [Others] (Total) Total Numeric | [Others] (Total) Males Numeric | [Others] (Total) Females Numeric | [Others] (5 - 9 Years) Total Numeric | [Others] (5 - 9 Years) Males Numeric | [Others] (5 - 9 Years) Females Numeric | [Others] (10 - 14 Years) Total Numeric | [Others] (10 - 14 Years) Males Numeric | [Others] (10 - 14 Years) Females Numeric | [Others] (15 - 19 Years) Total Numeric | [Others] (15 - 19 Years) Males Numeric | [Others] (15 - 19 Years) Females Numeric | [Others] (20 Years & Over) Total Numeric | [Others] (20 Years & Over) Males Numeric | [Others] (20 Years & Over) Females Numeric |
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| Total | 765.3 | 389.5 | 375.9 | 214.9 | 113.2 | 101.7 | 223.1 | 113.3 | 109.8 | 220.3 | 109 | 111.3 | 107.1 | 54 | 53 | 540.2 | 276.8 | 263.4 | 145.4 | 77.5 | 67.9 | 150 | 76.6 | 73.4 | 157.5 | 78.3 | 79.2 | 87.2 | 44.4 | 42.8 | 117.3 | 59.5 | 57.9 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 36.5 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 36.6 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 6 | 79.3 | 38.9 | 40.4 | 26.6 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 27.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 19 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Pre-Primary | 57.4 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 57.4 | 30.1 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 39.3 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Primary | 262.3 | 136.8 | 125.5 | 157.5 | 83.1 | 74.4 | 104.2 | 53.2 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.7 | 92.5 | 83.2 | 106.1 | 56.8 | 49.3 | 69.1 | 35.3 | 33.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.4 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 23.8 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 17 | 17.3 | 20.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary | 205.7 | 105.7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.9 | 60.1 | 58.8 | 86.6 | 45.4 | 41.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 140.7 | 73.5 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.8 | 41.3 | 39.6 | 59.7 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 35.7 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.9 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 8 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 20.9 | 9.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 58.7 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 28.6 | 27 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 39.7 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Polytechnic | 79.8 | 41.6 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 16.2 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 59 | 30.9 | 28.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.9 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | 10.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 3 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| University | 90.9 | 40.1 | 50.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 82.3 | 39.9 | 42.4 | 79.4 | 35.5 | 43.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 71.9 | 35.4 | 36.5 | 5.4 | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
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| Thousands | Thousands | Text | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (Total) Total | Total_Total_Total | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (Total) Males | Total_Total_Males | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (Total) Females | Total_Total_Females | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Total | Total_5_9Years_Total | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Males | Total_5_9Years_Males | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (5 - 9 Years) Females | Total_5_9Years_Females | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Total | Total_10_14Years_Total | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Males | Total_10_14Years_Males | Numeric | Thousands | - |
| [Total] (10 - 14 Years) Females | Total_10_14Years_Females | Numeric | Thousands | - |
This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.
import requests
dataset_id = "d_a163709ce243e0d0d398d841b26f5049"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id=" + dataset_id
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.
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