Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Most / Second Most Frequently Spoken at Home, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 39 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 cross-tabulation of residents aged 15 and over by language most or second most frequently spoken at home, highest qualification attained, and sex, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format. Supports sociolinguistic research, education–language linkages, and demographic analysis with exclusions noted in census footnotes.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude persons who were unable to speak, and those in one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Data pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17448
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- Rows
- 39
- Columns
- 28
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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 | 2874490.000000 | 1386165.000000 | 1488325.000000 | 291021.000000 | 104985.000000 | 186035.000000 | 158101.000000 | 72408 | 85693.000000 | 235638.000000 | 116756.000000 |
| English | 1216149.000000 | 600597.000000 | 615552.000000 | 15014.000000 | 6599.000000 | 8415.000000 | 18485.000000 | 8942 | 9543.000000 | 49748.000000 | 23674.000000 |
| English Only | 161639.000000 | 85886.000000 | 75753.000000 | 2273.000000 | 1077.000000 | 1196.000000 | 2232.000000 | 985 | 1247.000000 | 5196.000000 | 2630.000000 |
| English & Mandarin | 648050.000000 | 316654.000000 | 331396.000000 | 4310.000000 | 1995.000000 | 2316.000000 | 5945.000000 | 3043 | 2902.000000 | 19031.000000 | 9173.000000 |
| English & Chinese Dialect | 119914.000000 | 61093.000000 | 58821.000000 | 2732.000000 | 1321.000000 | 1411.000000 | 3301.000000 | 1670 | 1631.000000 | 9370.000000 | 4637.000000 |
| English & Malay | 160710.000000 | 76302.000000 | 84408.000000 | 3371.000000 | 1547.000000 | 1825.000000 | 4534.000000 | 2133 | 2401.000000 | 10216.000000 | 4445.000000 |
| English & Tamil | 63245.000000 | 30911.000000 | 32335.000000 | 1616.000000 | 512.000000 | 1104.000000 | 2063.000000 | 984 | 1079.000000 | 4508.000000 | 2259.000000 |
| English & Other Indian Language | 32363.000000 | 16129.000000 | 16234.000000 | 371.000000 | 90.000000 | 281.000000 | 249.000000 | 89 | 160.000000 | 795.000000 | 311.000000 |
| English & Other Language | 30227.000000 | 13622.000000 | 16605.000000 | 339.000000 | 57.000000 | 283.000000 | 159.000000 | 37 | 123.000000 | 631.000000 | 220.000000 |
| Mandarin1/ | 952414.000000 | 447546.000000 | 504868.000000 | 105649.000000 | 40219.000000 | 65430.000000 | 72469.000000 | 31823 | 40645.000000 | 107961.000000 | 51729.000000 |
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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 | Text | 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 Diploma) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic Diploma) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic Diploma) 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 |