Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Highest Qualification Attained and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 table of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by religion, highest qualification attained, and sex (excluding full-time students, including part-time upgraders). Demographers study education and religion profiles. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/9138.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 21/04/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to residents who are not attending educational institutions as full-time students. The data include those who are upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses while working. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9138
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (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 | 2948.500000 | 1426.600000 | 1521.900000 | 368.100000 | 132.300000 | 235.800000 | 203.400000 | 95.100000 | 108.3 | 236.500000 | 122.200000 |
| No Religion | 527.100000 | 276.800000 | 250.300000 | 33.300000 | 15.300000 | 18.000000 | 20.100000 | 10.300000 | 9.8 | 31.900000 | 17.700000 |
| With Religion | 2421.500000 | 1149.900000 | 1271.600000 | 334.800000 | 117.000000 | 217.700000 | 183.300000 | 84.800000 | 98.5 | 204.600000 | 104.500000 |
| Buddhism | 995.700000 | 477.200000 | 518.500000 | 160.800000 | 58.400000 | 102.400000 | 92.100000 | 43.200000 | 48.9 | 97.100000 | 51.500000 |
| Taoism1/ | 307.200000 | 150.900000 | 156.300000 | 81.900000 | 31.800000 | 50.100000 | 31.500000 | 15.400000 | 16.2 | 30.100000 | 16.400000 |
| Islam | 404.600000 | 198.600000 | 206.000000 | 48.500000 | 15.600000 | 32.900000 | 35.800000 | 16.800000 | 19 | 42.800000 | 22.400000 |
| Hinduism | 148.100000 | 74.200000 | 73.900000 | 8.700000 | 2.100000 | 6.700000 | 7.900000 | 3.400000 | 4.5 | 8.700000 | 4.200000 |
| Sikhism | 10.700000 | 5.000000 | 5.700000 | 0.900000 | 0.200000 | 0.700000 | 0.700000 | 0.200000 | 0.5 | 0.800000 | 0.400000 |
| Christianity | 548.100000 | 240.200000 | 307.800000 | 32.900000 | 8.500000 | 24.300000 | 15.100000 | 5.800000 | 9.4 | 24.400000 | 9.500000 |
| Catholic | 198.700000 | 87.800000 | 110.900000 | 13.200000 | 3.300000 | 9.900000 | 6.500000 | 2.700000 | 3.8 | 11.500000 | 4.500000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 | Numeric | 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) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Polytechnic) 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 |