Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Economic Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 estimates in thousands of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by language literate in, economic status, and sex. Economic status splits into economically active, further divided into working and unemployed, and economically inactive, each with total, male, and female counts. Labour and language researchers use the CSV to relate literacy to labour force participation. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8431.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: 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/8431
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Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Economically Active- Total) Total | (Economically Active- Total) Males | (Economically Active- Total) Females | (Economically Active- Working) Total | (Economically Active- Working) Males | (Economically Active- Working) Females | (Economically Active- Unemployed) Total | (Economically Active- Unemployed) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3275.900000 | 1589.600000 | 1686.300000 | 2236.600000 | 1218.900000 | 1017.700000 | 2151.900000 | 1174.500000 | 977.400000 | 84.700000 | 44.400000 |
| Not Literate | 104.000000 | 22.900000 | 81.100000 | 22.800000 | 10.000000 | 12.700000 | 21.700000 | 9.500000 | 12.200000 | 1.000000 | 0.600000 |
| Literate | 3171.800000 | 1566.700000 | 1605.200000 | 2213.800000 | 1208.800000 | 1005.000000 | 2130.200000 | 1165.000000 | 965.200000 | 83.600000 | 43.800000 |
| One Language Only | 850.200000 | 411.800000 | 438.500000 | 484.900000 | 279.500000 | 205.400000 | 468.300000 | 269.300000 | 199.100000 | 16.500000 | 10.200000 |
| English Only | 324.800000 | 191.900000 | 132.900000 | 210.900000 | 136.200000 | 74.600000 | 201.300000 | 130.000000 | 71.200000 | 9.600000 | 6.200000 |
| Chinese Only | 472.200000 | 204.600000 | 267.600000 | 255.900000 | 134.600000 | 121.300000 | 249.800000 | 130.900000 | 119.000000 | 6.100000 | 3.700000 |
| Malay Only | 39.800000 | 12.600000 | 27.300000 | 12.800000 | 6.900000 | 5.900000 | 12.200000 | 6.700000 | 5.500000 | 0.600000 | 0.200000 |
| Tamil Only | 9.600000 | 2.400000 | 7.200000 | 3.600000 | 1.500000 | 2.000000 | 3.500000 | 1.500000 | 2.000000 | 0.100000 | 0.000000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 3.700000 | 0.300000 | 3.500000 | 1.800000 | 0.200000 | 1.500000 | 1.600000 | 0.200000 | 1.400000 | 0.200000 | 0.100000 |
| Two Languages Only | 2152.600000 | 1073.600000 | 1079.000000 | 1591.800000 | 857.500000 | 734.400000 | 1528.700000 | 825.500000 | 703.200000 | 63.200000 | 32.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Working) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Working) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Working) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Unemployed) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Unemployed) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active- Unemployed) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Females | Numeric | No |