Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Place of Birth, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 tabulation of residents aged 15 and over by place of birth, highest qualification attained, and sex, excluding full-time students per footnotes, in CSV from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Migration and education researchers study nativity and credential profiles in Singapore’s resident population. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17421.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: 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/17421
- Last updated
- Rows
- 12
- 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 | 3140436.000000 | 1505031.000000 | 1635405.000000 | 333821.000000 | 120584 | 213237 | 173912 | 80080 | 93832 | 258136.000000 | 128526.000000 |
| Singapore | 2325825.000000 | 1163595.000000 | 1162230.000000 | 253032.000000 | 100119 | 152913 | 136541 | 68149 | 68392 | 193559.000000 | 105100.000000 |
| Outside Singapore | 814611.000000 | 341436.000000 | 473174.000000 | 80789.000000 | 20465 | 60324 | 37371 | 11931 | 25440 | 64578.000000 | 23425.000000 |
| Malaysia | 398381.000000 | 168549.000000 | 229833.000000 | 47430.000000 | 12887 | 34544 | 26079 | 9051 | 17028 | 42504.000000 | 17678.000000 |
| Mainland China | 157443.000000 | 57538.000000 | 99905.000000 | 18292.000000 | 5517 | 12776 | 4348 | 1701 | 2647 | 10309.000000 | 2969.000000 |
| India | 93859.000000 | 49538.000000 | 44321.000000 | 3779.000000 | 914 | 2864 | 2061 | 586 | 1475 | 3245.000000 | 1301.000000 |
| Indonesia | 51143.000000 | 16160.000000 | 34983.000000 | 6828.000000 | 696 | 6132 | 2637 | 301 | 2336 | 3593.000000 | 558.000000 |
| Other Asian Countries / Regions | 91353.000000 | 34726.000000 | 56626.000000 | 4351.000000 | 420 | 3931 | 2223 | 283 | 1940 | 4779.000000 | 839.000000 |
| Europe | 13178.000000 | 9287.000000 | 3891.000000 | 7.000000 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 80.000000 | 33.000000 |
| USA and Canada | 4085.000000 | 2615.000000 | 1469.000000 | 25.000000 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 8.000000 | 5.000000 |
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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 | Text | No |
| (No Qualification) Females | Text | No |
| (Primary) Total | Text | No |
| (Primary) Males | Text | No |
| (Primary) Females | Text | 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 |