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Resident Students Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Level of Education Attending and Sex (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 04/11/2015

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2010, Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion' (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/6755

Last updated 24 days ago (16 Aug 2026)

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ResidentStudentsAged15YearsandOverbyLanguageLiterateInLevelofEducationAttendingandSexCensusofPopulation2010.csv (20 rows, 3.5 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Text
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Primary) Total
Text
(Primary) Males
Text
(Primary) Females
Text
(Secondary) Total
Text
(Secondary) Males
Text
(Secondary) Females
Text
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Total
Text
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Males
Text
(Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Females
Text
(Polytechnic) Total
Text
(Polytechnic) Males
Text
(Polytechnic) Females
Text
(Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Total
Text
(Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Males
Text
(Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Females
Text
(University) Total
Text
(University) Males
Text
(University) Females
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)5.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)45.0%
(Null)5.0%
(Null)15.0%
(Null)5.0%
(Null)15.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)15.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)20.0%
Total32622516270416352180447533010450754920495865593528228277077970841404383041488565338352703863114439242
Not Literate2421499224214992nanananananananananananananana
Literate32598316255516342856332523810450754920495865593528228277077970841404383041488565338352703863114439242
One Language Only299151664413271184122619496566438324474230821667206432428821655788868690034383463
Chinese Only8714504212121na62837725016na164624221071294541638
English Only287911613412657163102618631522834034451230821437160430128601541775765684634213425
Malay Only15945114nanana151451078na8nanananananananana
Tamil Only32na32nanana32na32nananananananananananana
Non-Official Language Only621547nanana541539nananananana8na8nanana
Two Languages Only2816471404971411503632031609136947694436754920925099241106988436018338671252255276994582992595632344
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Students Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Level of Education Attending and Sex (Census of Population 2010) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_d80abce77fbdf5b3fcbf6dae8169fed5/view

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