Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts (in thousands) of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by language literate in, highest qualification attained, and sex, excluding full-time students. Education and literacy researchers link qualification levels to language literacy. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8205.
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/8205
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Data
| Thousands | (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 | 2948.500000 | 1426.600000 | 1521.900000 | 368.100000 | 132.300000 | 235.800000 | 203.400000 | 95.100000 | 108.300000 | 236.500000 | 122.200000 |
| Not Literate | 103.800000 | 22.700000 | 81.000000 | 99.800000 | 21.000000 | 78.800000 | 2.600000 | 1.300000 | 1.300000 | 0.200000 | 0.100000 |
| Literate | 2844.800000 | 1403.900000 | 1440.900000 | 268.300000 | 111.300000 | 157.000000 | 200.800000 | 93.900000 | 106.900000 | 236.300000 | 122.100000 |
| One Language Only | 811.300000 | 387.200000 | 424.100000 | 214.700000 | 84.900000 | 129.800000 | 123.900000 | 54.600000 | 69.200000 | 104.400000 | 53.300000 |
| English Only | 287.800000 | 168.600000 | 119.200000 | 11.000000 | 5.900000 | 5.100000 | 14.800000 | 8.300000 | 6.500000 | 23.800000 | 14.000000 |
| Chinese Only | 470.800000 | 203.700000 | 267.100000 | 179.200000 | 73.700000 | 105.500000 | 96.100000 | 41.800000 | 54.300000 | 74.700000 | 37.400000 |
| Malay Only | 39.400000 | 12.300000 | 27.100000 | 19.000000 | 4.400000 | 14.600000 | 10.500000 | 4.100000 | 6.300000 | 4.400000 | 1.800000 |
| Tamil Only | 9.500000 | 2.300000 | 7.200000 | 4.200000 | 0.900000 | 3.300000 | 2.000000 | 0.400000 | 1.600000 | 1.000000 | 0.100000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 3.700000 | 0.300000 | 3.500000 | 1.300000 | 0.100000 | 1.200000 | 0.600000 | 0.000000 | 0.600000 | 0.500000 | 0.000000 |
| Two Languages Only | 1872.400000 | 938.800000 | 933.700000 | 50.600000 | 24.600000 | 25.900000 | 74.300000 | 37.700000 | 36.700000 | 125.500000 | 65.800000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 | Numeric | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Lower Secondary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Professional Qualification And Other Diploma) Females | Numeric | No |
| (University) Total | Numeric | No |
| (University) Males | Numeric | No |
| (University) Females | Numeric | No |