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