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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)

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General Household Survey 2015 table on residents aged 15 and over by language literate in, residential status, and sex, in thousands. Singapore Department of Statistics data supports multilingualism research and education planning for citizens versus permanent residents in Singapore.

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Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 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/8207

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Thousands (Total) Total (Total) Males (Total) Females (Singapore Citizens) Total (Singapore Citizens) Males (Singapore Citizens) Females (Permanent Residents) Total (Permanent Residents) Males (Permanent Residents) Females
Total 3275.900000 1589.600000 1686.300000 2828.300000 1393.100000 1435.200000 447.600000 196.500000 251.000000
Not Literate 104.000000 22.900000 81.100000 100.300000 22.400000 77.900000 3.800000 0.600000 3.200000
Literate 3171.800000 1566.700000 1605.200000 2728.000000 1370.700000 1357.300000 443.800000 196.000000 247.800000
One Language Only 850.200000 411.800000 438.500000 727.200000 361.100000 366.100000 123.000000 50.700000 72.400000
English Only 324.800000 191.900000 132.900000 268.900000 162.200000 106.700000 55.900000 29.700000 26.200000
Chinese Only 472.200000 204.600000 267.600000 413.600000 185.000000 228.500000 58.600000 19.500000 39.100000
Malay Only 39.800000 12.600000 27.300000 36.100000 12.200000 23.900000 3.700000 0.400000 3.300000
Tamil Only 9.600000 2.400000 7.200000 7.000000 1.500000 5.500000 2.600000 0.900000 1.800000
Non-Official Language Only 3.700000 0.300000 3.500000 1.600000 0.100000 1.500000 2.100000 0.200000 1.900000
Two Languages Only 2152.600000 1073.600000 1079.000000 1920.000000 969.100000 950.800000 232.700000 104.500000 128.200000
English & Chinese Only 1528.700000 759.400000 769.300000 1421.800000 715.600000 706.100000 106.900000 43.700000 63.200000
English & Malay Only 420.800000 216.200000 204.700000 388.700000 201.400000 187.400000 32.100000 14.800000 17.300000
English & Tamil Only 121.700000 62.100000 59.600000 86.900000 43.200000 43.700000 34.800000 18.900000 15.800000
English & Non-Official Language Only 69.600000 32.700000 36.900000 16.000000 7.200000 8.800000 53.600000 25.500000 28.100000
Other Two Languages Only 11.800000 3.300000 8.500000 6.600000 1.800000 4.800000 5.200000 1.500000 3.700000
Three Or More Languages 169.000000 81.300000 87.700000 80.900000 40.400000 40.400000 88.100000 40.900000 47.300000
English, Chinese & Malay Only 95.800000 44.000000 51.800000 35.900000 17.600000 18.200000 59.900000 26.300000 33.600000
English, Malay & Tamil Only 13.200000 8.100000 5.200000 11.200000 6.500000 4.700000 2.100000 1.600000 0.500000
Other Three Or More Languages 60.000000 29.200000 30.700000 33.800000 16.300000 17.500000 26.200000 12.900000 13.200000

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Column Type Categorical
Thousands Text No
(Total) Total Numeric No
(Total) Males Numeric No
(Total) Females Numeric No
(Singapore Citizens) Total Numeric No
(Singapore Citizens) Males Numeric No
(Singapore Citizens) Females Numeric No
(Permanent Residents) Total Numeric No
(Permanent Residents) Males Numeric No
(Permanent Residents) Females Numeric No