Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential 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 (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
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.
Official description
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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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| 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 |
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Columns
| 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 |