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Enrolment In Polytechnic Advanced Diploma Courses By Type Of Course, Annual

Description

Annual enrolment in Singapore polytechnic advanced diploma and related post-diploma courses by course type from 1993 through 2024, compiled from the five polytechnics and NIEC (from 2019). Covers full-time and part-time advanced, specialist, management, and postgraduate diploma pathways under successive SSEC classifications. Education planners track adult and upskilling demand. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850521.

Official description

Source: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (FROM 2019), SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC, NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC, REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC, TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC, NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 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 post diploma, advanced diploma, management diploma, specialist diploma and postgraduate diploma courses. Includes students who are concurrently enrolled in diploma courses. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850521

Last updated
Coverage
1993-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Rows
12
Columns
33

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Total 8087.000000 8645.000000 7844.000000 10667 9559 8639 7353 5781 4680 3809 3336 2945 3151 3053 2642 2242 2044 1417 1148 1298 1690 2245 2514 2307 2328 2192 2046 2041 2072 1605 1373 1696
Education 1432.000000 1363.000000 1552.000000 1692 1511 1404 666 391 388 357 281 376 239 186 82 177 114 106 22 22 57 0 0 84 30 na na na na na na na
Applied Arts 378.000000 390.000000 390.000000 629 609 439 387 237 132 71 48 22 78 51 92 38 34 35 60 49 24 17 11 30 65 52 1 47 29 23 na na
Humanities & Social Sciences 285.000000 394.000000 402.000000 551 258 127 79 115 46 27 121 105 128 94 105 57 57 52 30 0 0 0 0 16 18 15 na na na na na na
Mass Communication & Information Science 1.000000 0.000000 7.000000 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Business & Administration 1067.000000 1142.000000 1172.000000 1919 1957 1443 1055 782 502 479 491 472 533 521 633 525 468 219 217 255 289 388 401 372 400 482 544 550 668 385 217 215
Science & Related Technologies 1223.000000 1272.000000 1142.000000 1208 974 700 528 282 264 176 197 118 148 180 202 151 137 88 61 109 89 110 50 25 25 26 18 40 74 55 12 32
Health Sciences 1508.000000 1857.000000 951.000000 1561 1151 1455 1376 1377 1177 1176 1120 1120 1203 1133 646 565 535 235 257 266 320 85 260 168 162 210 133 143 186 172 89 na
Information Technology 1051.000000 1143.000000 1182.000000 1889 1894 2050 2279 1771 1370 886 572 415 288 313 302 206 171 105 82 107 202 455 519 628 796 538 418 340 257 205 266 493
Architecture, Building & Real Estate 307.000000 213.000000 274.000000 288 251 224 162 149 87 61 62 37 42 35 36 45 22 0 7 21 0 18 19 20 0 18 56 104 168 211 235 178
Engineering Sciences 603.000000 690.000000 500.000000 647 706 599 675 579 589 556 439 222 427 482 492 424 449 495 387 442 671 1041 1061 796 653 738 794 727 644 540 531 778
Services 232.000000 181.000000 272.000000 283 248 198 146 98 125 20 5 58 65 58 52 54 57 82 25 27 38 64 112 168 179 113 64 69 46 14 na na

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Numeric No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Text No
2020 Text No
2019 Text No
2018 Text No
2017 Text No
2016 Text No
2015 Text No
2014 Text No
2013 Text No
2012 Text No
2011 Text No
2010 Text No
2009 Text No
2008 Text No
2007 Text No
2006 Text No
2005 Text No
2004 Text No
2003 Text No
2002 Text No
2001 Text No
2000 Text No
1999 Text No
1998 Text No
1997 Text No
1996 Text No
1995 Text No
1994 Text No
1993 Text No