Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Marital Status and Sex (Census of Population 2010)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 20 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census of Population 2010 table on Singapore's resident population aged 15 years and over by the language or languages they are literate in, cross-tabulated with marital status and sex. The 16 columns cover totals plus single, married, widowed, and divorced or separated groups, each split by males and females. Demographers and language-policy researchers use the table to study literacy patterns across English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil alongside household formation. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/6754.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 04/11/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2010 Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2010, Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, 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/6754
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Single) Total | (Single) Males | (Single) Females | (Married) Total | (Married) Males | (Married) Females | (Widowed) Total | (Widowed) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3105748.000000 | 1517428.000000 | 1588321.000000 | 1000467.000000 | 527090.000000 | 473377.000000 | 1844606.000000 | 928352.000000 | 916254.000000 | 157556 | 24854 |
| Not Literate | 128661.000000 | 29785.000000 | 98875.000000 | 15295.000000 | 8940.000000 | 6355.000000 | 56953.000000 | 17040.000000 | 39913.000000 | 51505 | 2774 |
| Literate | 2977088.000000 | 1487642.000000 | 1489446.000000 | 985171.000000 | 518150.000000 | 467021.000000 | 1787653.000000 | 911312.000000 | 876341.000000 | 106051 | 22080 |
| One Language Only | 878214.000000 | 421914.000000 | 456300.000000 | 153551.000000 | 88313.000000 | 65238.000000 | 612008.000000 | 304991.000000 | 307017.000000 | 76079 | 14691 |
| Chinese Only | 485511.000000 | 217759.000000 | 267753.000000 | 48898.000000 | 29862.000000 | 19035.000000 | 363994.000000 | 170430.000000 | 193564.000000 | 52614 | 10233 |
| English Only | 329194.000000 | 185163.000000 | 144031.000000 | 99842.000000 | 55774.000000 | 44068.000000 | 205101.000000 | 120715.000000 | 84386.000000 | 10817 | 2686 |
| Malay Only | 47278.000000 | 14908.000000 | 32370.000000 | 3872.000000 | 2069.000000 | 1802.000000 | 31730.000000 | 10781.000000 | 20948.000000 | 9004 | 1452 |
| Tamil Only | 10939.000000 | 3367.000000 | 7572.000000 | 636.000000 | 428.000000 | 208.000000 | 7132.000000 | 2573.000000 | 4559.000000 | 2811 | 274 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 5292.000000 | 717.000000 | 4575.000000 | 303.000000 | 179.000000 | 124.000000 | 4052.000000 | 492.000000 | 3560.000000 | 834 | 46 |
| Two Languages Only | 1896268.000000 | 966239.000000 | 930029.000000 | 774623.000000 | 405282.000000 | 369342.000000 | 1038317.000000 | 533998.000000 | 504319.000000 | 26733 | 6592 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Widowed) Total | Text | No |
| (Widowed) Males | Text | No |
| (Widowed) Females | Text | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Males | Text | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Females | Numeric | No |