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Resident University Graduates Aged 15 Years and Over by Field of Study, Country Where Highest Qualification was Attained 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: 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/8907

Last updated 19 days ago (21 Aug 2026)

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ResidentUniversityGraduatesAged15YearsandOverbyFieldofStudyCountryWhereHighestQualificationwasAttainedandSexCensusofPopulation2000.csv (13 rows, 3.8 KB)

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(Singapore) Males
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(Singapore) Females
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(Outside Singapore- Total) Total
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(Outside Singapore- Total) Males
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(Outside Singapore- Total) Females
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(Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Total
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(Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Males
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Females
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- USA) Total
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(Outside Singapore- USA) Males
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(Outside Singapore- USA) Females
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(Outside Singapore- Canada) Total
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(Outside Singapore- Canada) Males
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(Outside Singapore- Canada) Females
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(Outside Singapore- Australia & New Zealand) Total
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- Australia & New Zealand) Males
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- Australia & New Zealand) Females
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Total
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Males
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Females
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- India) Total
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- India) Males
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- India) Females
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- Others) Total
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- Others) Males
Numeric
(Outside Singapore- Others) Females
Numeric
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Fine & Applied Arts52301604362620575301526317410742100442171271725224501165699682330851539812327529563232325116209
Humanities & Social Sciences359401322322717212857298139861465659258731275815011257186610578091480660820233610511285167955011282358457190121796491530
Mass Communication & Information Science438215502832124348475831391066207436715121584630953719874124122139782424272169129399013723114
Business & Administration820383974642293386871625422433433522349219860953057953735905954663593170698871815859785380061544573971310917121397254411051439
Law68843680320333121676163635722005156727611624113717194771010na1206554185909478235424898150
Natural, Physical, Chemical & Mathematical Sciences19032915098831061548025813841743484070149687861894361233147128019111255735521058685373209874213561226577649
Health Sciences1172557725953599634012595573023713359167298868438217420886384817956121184689188501516135381590237353
Information Technology16284101916093655539162639972862743454265118448071057728329436330105366221101552589411178940585355394266128
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident University Graduates Aged 15 Years and Over by Field of Study, Country Where Highest Qualification was Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_f3499c10cd743047c8ba86f338b73ba6/view

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26 Oct 2024

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