Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 20 records. Fields include Number, [Total] (Total) Total, [Total] (Total) Males, [Total] (Total) Females (106 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census of Population 2000 counts of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by language literate in, age group, sex, and ethnic group. The table cross-tabulates literacy across broad age bands for Chinese, Malays, Indians, other ethnic groups, and the resident total, with male and female breakdowns. Demographers and education researchers can examine generational and ethnic patterns in language literacy at the 2000 census benchmark. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/6564.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 29/10/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2000 Footnotes: 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/6564
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Data
| Number | [Total] (Total) Total | [Total] (Total) Males | [Total] (Total) Females | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females | [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total | [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2494630.000000 | 1229758.000000 | 1264872.000000 | 412796.000000 | 212031.000000 | 200765.000000 | 537112.000000 | 259425.000000 | 277687.000000 | 615835.000000 | 309493.000000 |
| Not Literate | 185865.000000 | 42240.000000 | 143624.000000 | 2044.000000 | 1250.000000 | 794.000000 | 5671.000000 | 2862.000000 | 2809.000000 | 17091.000000 | 7581.000000 |
| Literate | 2308765.000000 | 1187518.000000 | 1121248.000000 | 410752.000000 | 210781.000000 | 199971.000000 | 531441.000000 | 256563.000000 | 274878.000000 | 598744.000000 | 301912.000000 |
| One Language Only | 1015302.000000 | 514708.000000 | 500595.000000 | 54585.000000 | 29948.000000 | 24636.000000 | 133408.000000 | 62104.000000 | 71304.000000 | 280536.000000 | 138428.000000 |
| Chinese Only | 580369.000000 | 284546.000000 | 295823.000000 | 7179.000000 | 3638.000000 | 3542.000000 | 61646.000000 | 25503.000000 | 36143.000000 | 159948.000000 | 75429.000000 |
| English Only | 353801.000000 | 199217.000000 | 154584.000000 | 44756.000000 | 25088.000000 | 19668.000000 | 64030.000000 | 34373.000000 | 29658.000000 | 102135.000000 | 57140.000000 |
| Malay Only | 62721.000000 | 24047.000000 | 38674.000000 | 2192.000000 | 1044.000000 | 1148.000000 | 5918.000000 | 2004.000000 | 3915.000000 | 15380.000000 | 5176.000000 |
| Tamil Only | 15293.000000 | 6438.000000 | 8854.000000 | 358.000000 | 162.000000 | 197.000000 | 1138.000000 | 205.000000 | 933.000000 | 2406.000000 | 634.000000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 3119.000000 | 460.000000 | 2660.000000 | 98.000000 | 17.000000 | 82.000000 | 675.000000 | 19.000000 | 656.000000 | 666.000000 | 50.000000 |
| Two Languages Only | 1244466.000000 | 646549.000000 | 597917.000000 | 350755.000000 | 178781.000000 | 171974.000000 | 378120.000000 | 185087.000000 | 193033.000000 | 305211.000000 | 155841.000000 |
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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] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Total] (65 Years And Over) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (65 Years And Over) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (65 Years And Over) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (65 Years And Over) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Males | Text | No |
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