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Enrolment In Higher Degree Courses By Type Of Course, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN (FROM 2011), SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (FROM 2017), SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FROM 2017), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY

Data Last Updated: 09/01/2026

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 postgraduate diploma and higher degree courses offered by National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology, and higher degree courses offered by National Institute of Education. From 2011, data includes students enrolled in Singapore University of Technology and Design. With effect from 2013, there are courses whose main field of study is not elsewhere classifiable.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850531

Data from Jan 1993 to Dec 2024

Last updated 1 day ago (14 Sep 2026)

Updated annually

Data explorer

EnrolmentInHigherDegreeCoursesByTypeOfCourseAnnual.csv (13 rows, 3.2 KB)

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Health Sciences264022101985176016031550153816581414156215621495144714931199114111561107119911521080940883710599580479402353328416403
Information Technology435833123078255420561896194317661861168516261384127313801537158514991215118211061148121112391140975864709480442245203190
Architecture, Building & Real Estate943861864745710627656663529458466489590588581545500497478456535589618665617640563454355360301276
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Enrolment In Higher Degree Courses By Type Of Course, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b5619b5be117d719fbb4bfe07f4ec4bc/view

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24 Oct 2024

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