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Married Couples in Resident Households by Highest Qualification Attained of Husband and Wife, and Ethnic Group of Couple (Census of Population 2020)

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Singapore Department of Statistics Census of Population 2020 CSV of married couples in resident households by highest qualification of husband and wife and ethnic group of the couple. Tables cover total and same-ethnicity couples (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Other) across qualification levels from no qualification to university. Family and education researchers study assortative mating by schooling in Singapore; inter-ethnic couples are defined as different CMIO groups. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17849.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 02/08/2023 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data on inter-ethnic married couples have been updated as at 26 July 2023 to include only couples where both husband and wife are of different CMIO group. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17849

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

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Number (Total) Total [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student (Both Chinese) Total [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student (Both Malays) Total [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student (Both Indians) Total [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student (Both Other Ethnic Group) Total [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student (Inter-Ethnic Group) Total [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University [Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student
Total 977333.000000 82098.000000 57817 94439.000000 157889.000000 88898.000000 329227.000000 1127 702817.000000 43545 108024.000000 246190.000000 103378.000000 7788 12262 25731.000000 8035.000000 76836.000000 2964 9385 36799.000000 16934.000000 77367.000000 3379
No Qualification 101545.000000 47410.000000 12601 17698.000000 12579.000000 1747.000000 1332.000000 - 79932.000000 9839 8355.000000 808.000000 10902.000000 1448 2036 2019.000000 8.000000 4164.000000 630 596 212.000000 225.000000 6323.000000 664
Primary 61879.000000 8658.000000 17453 11854.000000 13843.000000 1514.000000 1173.000000 - 45944.000000 13525 9724.000000 857.000000 8438.000000 2394 1601 1982.000000 25.000000 3716.000000 927 931 170.000000 90.000000 3692.000000 588
Lower Secondary 91476.000000 10480.000000 9392 25418.000000 20131.000000 5447.000000 5898.000000 25 66461.000000 7125 13485.000000 4158.000000 11647.000000 1112 2916 3561.000000 94.000000 5411.000000 409 1209 777.000000 418.000000 7538.000000 695
Secondary 186239.000000 9872.000000 12297 22206.000000 63153.000000 16349.000000 21650.000000 63 131366.000000 8850 44002.000000 16274.000000 28132.000000 1975 3547 10996.000000 623.000000 10985.000000 615 3175 2009.000000 1285.000000 14472.000000 827
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) 92490.000000 3356.000000 3533 8175.000000 18760.000000 11181.000000 17005.000000 41 60065.000000 2421 11890.000000 12733.000000 17426.000000 575 1328 4013.000000 786.000000 6103.000000 258 1264 1447.000000 902.000000 7994.000000 279
Polytechnic Diploma 59234.000000 388.000000 545 1937.000000 6457.000000 17328.000000 20410.000000 76 42783.000000 343 4692.000000 16688.000000 8857.000000 92 231 972.000000 1089.000000 2974.000000 37 280 1052.000000 548.000000 4073.000000 73
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma 84096.000000 1165.000000 1196 3912.000000 12253.000000 11109.000000 29945.000000 56 63565.000000 885 9106.000000 24442.000000 7067.000000 136 429 1321.000000 991.000000 5379.000000 52 696 1787.000000 1236.000000 6849.000000 103
University 298550.000000 741.000000 801 3228.000000 10641.000000 23991.000000 230841.000000 811 211796.000000 558 6733.000000 169668.000000 10666.000000 56 173 848.000000 4382.000000 37755.000000 37 1235 29114.000000 12209.000000 26124.000000 150
Full-Time Student 1825.000000 28.000000 - 12.000000 70.000000 231.000000 973.000000 53 905.000000 - 35.000000 561.000000 243.000000 - - 19.000000 38.000000 350.000000 - - 231.000000 23.000000 303.000000 -

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Number Text No
(Total) Total Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Total] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No
(Both Chinese) Total Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Both Chinese] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No
(Both Malays) Total Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Text No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Text No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Both Malays] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No
(Both Indians) Total Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Text No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Text No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Both Indians] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No
(Both Other Ethnic Group) Total Numeric No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Text No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No
(Inter-Ethnic Group) Total Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) No Qualification Text No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Primary Text No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Lower Secondary Text No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Secondary Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) University Numeric No
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Highest Qualification Attained of Husband) Full-Time Student Text No