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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (General Household Survey 2015)

What this data shows

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 9 records. Fields include Thousands, [Total] (Total) Total, [Total] (Total) Males, [Total] (Total) Females (76 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.

Description

Singapore Department of Statistics General Household Survey 2015 CSV of resident population aged 15 and over by highest qualification, marital status, sex, and ethnic group (figures in thousands). Tables cover total and CMIO groups across single, married, widowed, and divorced/separated statuses; full-time students are excluded while part-time upgraders at work are included. Education and family researchers profile Singapore’s adult credentials by marital and ethnic status. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8202.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to residents who are not attending educational institutions as full-time students. The data include those who are upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses while working. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2015' (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/8202

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Data

Thousands [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 2948.500000 1426.600000 1521.900000 709.100000 371.000000 338.200000 1943.700000 984.000000 959.700000 172.100000 28.900000
No Qualification 368.100000 132.300000 235.800000 34.500000 20.300000 14.100000 211.900000 94.500000 117.400000 102.600000 11.800000
Primary 203.400000 95.100000 108.300000 22.800000 13.700000 9.100000 147.900000 72.300000 75.700000 20.200000 4.300000
Lower Secondary 236.500000 122.200000 114.300000 28.200000 16.800000 11.400000 179.900000 96.200000 83.700000 15.100000 3.700000
Secondary 544.800000 242.000000 302.800000 97.500000 49.700000 47.800000 396.700000 178.300000 218.400000 19.900000 4.400000
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) 304.000000 176.500000 127.500000 101.700000 67.600000 34.100000 182.700000 101.700000 81.000000 6.000000 2.200000
Polytechnic 268.100000 164.800000 103.300000 127.800000 79.000000 48.800000 133.500000 82.700000 50.800000 0.800000 0.300000
Professional Qualification And Other Diploma 215.700000 87.800000 127.900000 52.400000 20.300000 32.100000 149.800000 64.200000 85.600000 3.400000 0.800000
University 807.900000 405.800000 402.100000 244.400000 103.600000 140.800000 541.300000 294.200000 247.200000 4.200000 1.500000

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Thousands 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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