Resident Students Aged 10 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Level of Education Attending and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 20 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (19 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census of Population 2000 counts of resident students aged 10 and over by language literate in, level of education attending, and sex. Education and language researchers study literacy patterns across schooling levels at the 2000 Singapore census. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/6556.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 29/10/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2000 Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: Education, Language and Religion' (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/6556
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Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Primary) Total | (Primary) Males | (Primary) Females | (Secondary) Total | (Secondary) Males | (Secondary) Females | (Upper Secondary) Total | (Upper Secondary) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 452403.000000 | 234609.000000 | 217795.000000 | 132896.000000 | 69360 | 63536.000000 | 192157 | 102485 | 89672 | 44629 | 20674 |
| Not Literate | 3618.000000 | 2109.000000 | 1509.000000 | 3618.000000 | 2109 | 1509.000000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Literate | 448786.000000 | 232500.000000 | 216286.000000 | 129278.000000 | 67251 | 62027.000000 | 192157 | 102485 | 89672 | 44629 | 20674 |
| One Language Only | 59923.000000 | 33360.000000 | 26563.000000 | 23157.000000 | 12808 | 10350.000000 | 22271 | 12722 | 9549 | 5326 | 2703 |
| Chinese Only | 6685.000000 | 3561.000000 | 3124.000000 | 3954.000000 | 2124 | 1830.000000 | 2056 | 1154 | 902 | 339 | 103 |
| English Only | 51302.000000 | 28771.000000 | 22531.000000 | 18061.000000 | 10073 | 7988.000000 | 19446 | 11155 | 8291 | 4977 | 2595 |
| Malay Only | 1794.000000 | 937.000000 | 857.000000 | 1081.000000 | 570 | 511.000000 | 694 | 363 | 331 | 10 | 5 |
| Tamil Only | 102.000000 | 67.000000 | 35.000000 | 43.000000 | 29 | 14.000000 | 54 | 38 | 16 | na | na |
| Non-Official Language Only | 39.000000 | 23.000000 | 16.000000 | 18.000000 | 12 | 6.000000 | 21 | 12 | 10 | na | na |
| Two Languages Only | 384999.000000 | 197455.000000 | 187543.000000 | 105489.000000 | 54180 | 51309.000000 | 168177 | 88952 | 79225 | 38787 | 17809 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Primary) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Primary) Males | Text | No |
| (Primary) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Secondary) Total | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Males | Text | No |
| (Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Total | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Males | Text | No |
| (Upper Secondary) Females | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Total | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Males | Text | No |
| (Polytechnic) Females | Text | No |
| (University) Total | Text | No |
| (University) Males | Text | No |
| (University) Females | Text | No |