Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 9 records. Fields include Number, [Total] (Total) Total, [Total] (Total) Males, [Total] (Total) Females (76 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 tabulation from the Singapore Department of Statistics cross-classifying resident population aged 15 years and over by highest qualification attained, marital status, sex and ethnic group. Marital categories cover single, married, widowed and divorced or separated, reported for the total resident population and separately for Chinese, Malays, Indians and other ethnic groups. Data exclude full-time students but include residents upgrading qualifications through part-time courses. Useful for education, marriage and ethnic disparity research.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17418
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | [Total] (Total) Total | [Total] (Total) Males | [Total] (Total) Females | [Total] (Single) Total | [Total] (Single) Males | [Total] (Single) Females | [Total] (Married) Total | [Total] (Married) Males | [Total] (Married) Females | [Total] (Widowed) Total | [Total] (Widowed) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3140436.000000 | 1505031.000000 | 1635405.000000 | 775711.000000 | 396112.000000 | 379599.000000 | 2031836.000000 | 1021909.000000 | 1009928.000000 | 183224.000000 | 32207.000000 |
| No Qualification | 333821.000000 | 120584.000000 | 213237.000000 | 32515.000000 | 19120.000000 | 13395.000000 | 188959.000000 | 84140.000000 | 104820.000000 | 95133.000000 | 11944.000000 |
| Primary | 173912.000000 | 80080.000000 | 93832.000000 | 18982.000000 | 11799.000000 | 7183.000000 | 122374.000000 | 59616.000000 | 62758.000000 | 21326.000000 | 4507.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 258136.000000 | 128526.000000 | 129611.000000 | 31551.000000 | 18903.000000 | 12648.000000 | 188486.000000 | 97582.000000 | 90904.000000 | 18962.000000 | 4236.000000 |
| Secondary | 505564.000000 | 227613.000000 | 277952.000000 | 90731.000000 | 46031.000000 | 44700.000000 | 355374.000000 | 164295.000000 | 191079.000000 | 24572.000000 | 4865.000000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 341886.000000 | 190827.000000 | 151059.000000 | 104968.000000 | 68442.000000 | 36526.000000 | 207348.000000 | 111916.000000 | 95432.000000 | 10148.000000 | 2526.000000 |
| Polytechnic Diploma | 301963.000000 | 181148.000000 | 120815.000000 | 131970.000000 | 81425.000000 | 50545.000000 | 158539.000000 | 94798.000000 | 63741.000000 | 1769.000000 | 657.000000 |
| Professional Qualification and Other Diploma | 217970.000000 | 87668.000000 | 130302.000000 | 51633.000000 | 20867.000000 | 30766.000000 | 150350.000000 | 62893.000000 | 87457.000000 | 4527.000000 | 826.000000 |
| University | 1007183.000000 | 488586.000000 | 518598.000000 | 313360.000000 | 129524.000000 | 183836.000000 | 660405.000000 | 346669.000000 | 313736.000000 | 6786.000000 | 2647.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| [Total] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Widowed) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Widowed) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Widowed) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Divorced/Separated) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Divorced/Separated) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Widowed) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Widowed) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Widowed) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Widowed) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Widowed) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Widowed) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Widowed) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Widowed) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Widowed) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Indians] (Divorced/Separated) Males | Numeric | No |
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