Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Highest Qualification Attained, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 9 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-21.
Description
Census of Population 2000 counts of resident population aged 15 and over by highest qualification attained, residential status (citizens versus permanent residents), and sex, excluding students. Education demographers compare citizen and PR qualification profiles at the 2000 census. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8953.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 31/03/2016 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/8953
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Singapore Citizens) Total | (Singapore Citizens) Males | (Singapore Citizens) Females | (Permanent Residents) Total | (Permanent Residents) Males | (Permanent Residents) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2277400.000000 | 1117804.000000 | 1159597.000000 | 2056969.000000 | 1016155.000000 | 1040814.000000 | 220431.000000 | 101648.000000 | 118783.000000 |
| No Qualification | 445444.000000 | 167765.000000 | 277679.000000 | 428901.000000 | 162125.000000 | 266776.000000 | 16543.000000 | 5640.000000 | 10903.000000 |
| Primary | 276542.000000 | 136369.000000 | 140173.000000 | 260327.000000 | 130205.000000 | 130122.000000 | 16214.000000 | 6164.000000 | 10051.000000 |
| Lower Secondary | 248598.000000 | 135251.000000 | 113347.000000 | 225907.000000 | 126883.000000 | 99024.000000 | 22691.000000 | 8367.000000 | 14323.000000 |
| Secondary | 560570.000000 | 274218.000000 | 286352.000000 | 519760.000000 | 258909.000000 | 260851.000000 | 40811.000000 | 15309.000000 | 25501.000000 |
| Upper Secondary | 226275.000000 | 119345.000000 | 106930.000000 | 203801.000000 | 109503.000000 | 94298.000000 | 22473.000000 | 9841.000000 | 12632.000000 |
| Polytechnic | 140970.000000 | 88281.000000 | 52690.000000 | 129533.000000 | 81724.000000 | 47808.000000 | 11437.000000 | 6556.000000 | 4881.000000 |
| Other Diploma | 112371.000000 | 48618.000000 | 63753.000000 | 94184.000000 | 41091.000000 | 53093.000000 | 18186.000000 | 7527.000000 | 10659.000000 |
| University | 266631.000000 | 147958.000000 | 118673.000000 | 194556.000000 | 105715.000000 | 88841.000000 | 72075.000000 | 42243.000000 | 29832.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Females | Numeric | No |