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
Chart
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 |