A Singapore Government Agency Website
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Government agencies communicate via .gov.sg websites (e.g. go.gov.sg/open). Trusted websites

Secure websites use HTTPS

Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Scam alert

Government officers will never ask you to send money or share your details over the phone. When unsure, hang up and call Scamshield at 1799.
 
Economy

Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over Born Outside Singapore by Highest Qualification Attained Year of First Arrival and Sex (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude residents who were students. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: 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/8889

Last updated 19 days ago (21 Aug 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverBornOutsideSingaporebyHighestQualificationAttainedYearofFirstArrivalandSexCensusofPopulation2000.csv (9 rows, 2.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Before 1941) Total
Numeric
(Before 1941) Males
Numeric
(Before 1941) Females
Numeric
(1941 - 1950) Total
Numeric
(1941 - 1950) Males
Numeric
(1941 - 1950) Females
Numeric
(1951 - 1960) Total
Numeric
(1951 - 1960) Males
Numeric
(1951 - 1960) Females
Numeric
(1961 - 1970) Total
Numeric
(1961 - 1970) Males
Numeric
(1961 - 1970) Females
Numeric
(1971 - 1980) Total
Numeric
(1971 - 1980) Males
Numeric
(1971 - 1980) Females
Numeric
(1981 - 1990) Total
Numeric
(1981 - 1990) Males
Numeric
(1981 - 1990) Females
Numeric
(1991 - 2000) Total
Numeric
(1991 - 2000) Males
Numeric
(1991 - 2000) Females
Numeric
(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)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total5127282248662878625160923523280866073330176305578148838431430575361722001316176370328327353768332034223490971182584818670072
No Qualification134412439989041438463146962376833815131932062231892982722065143023285110167955175462014088719336938975253372
Primary62783256923709159343989194596525930372214821768871321028736416647110462697835064411116532546046323972
Lower Secondary512382181229426209315135804396280315939059562434356338320231359161390952521180729258883838518376548
Secondary8490636261486453025195710676663413025331342673846042106655091557413064649965641910761971291018957500313955
Upper Secondary41573190502252310346803542737171710195444331521284147199921485438287525629923403558881285144288423
Polytechnic1671910118660148391045040049915724191130289540630292089940476830521716620829203288
Other Diploma27193119951519847025022012277265022005109191419129339793287187514116322287134511197042497722
University93904559403796454239914317931277516392727781149466529541711107246628409620864133107555513872859322794
Google colab link
Analyse this dataset with Colab Notebook
  1. 1. Copy this dataset ID: d_e6fa356a55ac9fa5bc4d4e31536ecbbd
  2. 2. Click on the button below

Sample OpenAPI query

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.

Adding an API key gives you higher rate limits and priority support. Log in to create your API key.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e6fa356a55ac9fa5bc4d4e31536ecbbd"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over Born Outside Singapore by Highest Qualification Attained Year of First Arrival and Sex (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e6fa356a55ac9fa5bc4d4e31536ecbbd/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

26 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)