Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 20 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census of Population 2000 counts of resident population aged 15 years and over by language literate in, highest qualification attained, and sex. Education and language researchers profile literacy–qualification patterns at the 2000 census benchmark; see Statistical Release 2. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/6558.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 29/10/2015 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/6558
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Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (No Qualification) Total | (No Qualification) Males | (No Qualification) Females | (Primary) Total | (Primary) Males | (Primary) Females | (Lower Secondary) Total | (Lower Secondary) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2277400.000000 | 1117804.000000 | 1159597.000000 | 445444.000000 | 167765.000000 | 277679.000000 | 276542.000000 | 136369.000000 | 140173.000000 | 248598 | 135251 |
| Not Literate | 185638.000000 | 42099.000000 | 143538.000000 | 172717.000000 | 36105.000000 | 136612.000000 | 12921.000000 | 5994.000000 | 6927.000000 | na | na |
| Literate | 2091763.000000 | 1075704.000000 | 1016058.000000 | 272727.000000 | 131660.000000 | 141067.000000 | 263621.000000 | 130375.000000 | 133246.000000 | 248598 | 135251 |
| One Language Only | 990805.000000 | 500977.000000 | 489828.000000 | 238886.000000 | 112752.000000 | 126134.000000 | 201585.000000 | 96153.000000 | 105433.000000 | 138390 | 73800 |
| Chinese Only | 578699.000000 | 283690.000000 | 295010.000000 | 191557.000000 | 93491.000000 | 98066.000000 | 153546.000000 | 73741.000000 | 79805.000000 | 96383 | 51212 |
| English Only | 331362.000000 | 186563.000000 | 144799.000000 | 11578.000000 | 6035.000000 | 5544.000000 | 20818.000000 | 11712.000000 | 9106.000000 | 32385 | 18914 |
| Malay Only | 62373.000000 | 23857.000000 | 38516.000000 | 27319.000000 | 10109.000000 | 17210.000000 | 20844.000000 | 8272.000000 | 12571.000000 | 7651 | 2961 |
| Tamil Only | 15263.000000 | 6420.000000 | 8843.000000 | 6800.000000 | 2852.000000 | 3947.000000 | 5582.000000 | 2357.000000 | 3225.000000 | 1666 | 672 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 3108.000000 | 448.000000 | 2660.000000 | 1632.000000 | 265.000000 | 1367.000000 | 795.000000 | 69.000000 | 726.000000 | 306 | 41 |
| Two Languages Only | 1054234.000000 | 549422.000000 | 504812.000000 | 32916.000000 | 18399.000000 | 14517.000000 | 60543.000000 | 33366.000000 | 27177.000000 | 107172 | 59861 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (No Qualification) Total | Numeric | No |
| (No Qualification) Males | Numeric | No |
| (No Qualification) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Primary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Primary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Primary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Total | Text | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Males | Text | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Total | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Males | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Total | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Males | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Total | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Males | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Females | Text | No |
| (Other Diploma) Total | Text | No |
| (Other Diploma) Males | Text | No |
| (Other Diploma) Females | Text | No |
| (University) Total | Text | No |
| (University) Males | Text | No |
| (University) Females | Text | No |