Number of Full-time Polytechnic Students Intake by Sex, Annual
Description
Annual full-time polytechnic student intake by sex in Singapore from 2010 through 2024, compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from Ministry of Education data. Figures cover full-time diploma courses only, exclude Polytechnic Foundation Programme students, and include direct second-year entry. Education planners track polytechnic intake gender balance; adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850731.
Official description
Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Data Last Updated: 19/11/2025 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Intake figures refer to full-time diploma courses only. Intake excludes students on Polytechnic Foundation Programme. Intake includes direct entry to second year. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850731
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2010-01-01 – 2024-12-31
- Rows
- 3
- Columns
- 16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Intake | 20665.000000 | 21029.000000 | 20461.000000 | 20486.000000 | 21014.000000 | 22071.000000 | 23869.000000 | 24064.000000 | 23121.000000 | 24251.000000 | 25777.000000 | 26879.000000 | 26754.000000 | 26737.000000 | 25707.000000 |
| Male | 10581.000000 | 10891.000000 | 10735.000000 | 10756.000000 | 11002.000000 | 11472.000000 | 12475.000000 | 12528.000000 | 12103.000000 | 12476.000000 | 13240.000000 | 13937.000000 | 13877.000000 | 13936.000000 | 13045.000000 |
| Female | 10084.000000 | 10138.000000 | 9726.000000 | 9730.000000 | 10012.000000 | 10599.000000 | 11394.000000 | 11536.000000 | 11018.000000 | 11775.000000 | 12537.000000 | 12942.000000 | 12877.000000 | 12801.000000 | 12662.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |