Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Country of Birth, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 11 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-21.
Description
Residents aged 15 and over in Census 2000 are cross-tabulated by country of birth, highest qualification attained, and sex, excluding students. The table illuminates immigration-era education profiles and birthplace diversity in Singapore’s resident population.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2000 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude residents who were students. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: Education, Language and Religion' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information). Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8888
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- Rows
- 11
- Columns
- 28
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (No Qualification) Total | (No Qualification) Males | (No Qualification) Females | (Primary) Total | (Primary) Males | (Primary) Females | (Lower Secondary) Total | (Lower Secondary) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2277401.000000 | 1117804.000000 | 1159597.000000 | 445444 | 167765 | 277679 | 276542 | 136369 | 140173 | 248598.000000 | 135251.000000 |
| Singapore | 1764673.000000 | 892938.000000 | 871735.000000 | 311032 | 123767 | 187265 | 213758 | 110677 | 103081 | 197360.000000 | 113438.000000 |
| Outside Singapore | 512728.000000 | 224866.000000 | 287862.000000 | 134412 | 43998 | 90414 | 62783 | 25692 | 37091 | 51238.000000 | 21812.000000 |
| Malaysia | 286051.000000 | 122462.000000 | 163589.000000 | 56132 | 15847 | 40285 | 42079 | 14989 | 27089 | 37721.000000 | 15195.000000 |
| Indonesia | 26630.000000 | 9169.000000 | 17460.000000 | 8354 | 2280 | 6074 | 3278 | 896 | 2382 | 2068.000000 | 577.000000 |
| Mainland China, Hong Kong And Taiwan | 131647.000000 | 58273.000000 | 73374.000000 | 60444 | 21711 | 38733 | 11196 | 6913 | 4282 | 6904.000000 | 3999.000000 |
| South Asia* | 49219.000000 | 27074.000000 | 22145.000000 | 8155 | 3974 | 4181 | 5061 | 2840 | 2221 | 3600.000000 | 1869.000000 |
| Other Asian Countries | 12308.000000 | 3551.000000 | 8757.000000 | 1103 | 84 | 1019 | 1103 | 38 | 1065 | 774.000000 | 93.000000 |
| European Countries | 3454.000000 | 2297.000000 | 1157.000000 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | na | 5 | 51.000000 | 25.000000 |
| USA And Canada | 1175.000000 | 762.000000 | 413.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | 5.000000 | 5.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (No Qualification) Total | Text | No |
| (No Qualification) Males | Text | No |
| (No Qualification) Females | Text | No |
| (Primary) Total | Text | No |
| (Primary) Males | Text | No |
| (Primary) Females | Text | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Males | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Other Diploma) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Diploma) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Other Diploma) Females | Numeric | No |
| (University) Total | Numeric | No |
| (University) Males | Numeric | No |
| (University) Females | Numeric | No |