Resident University Graduates Aged 15 Years and Over by Field of Study, Country Where Highest Qualification was Attained and Sex (General Household Survey 2005)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 13 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-19.
Description
General Household Survey 2005 counts of Singapore resident university graduates aged 15 and over by field of study, country where the highest qualification was attained (Singapore versus overseas destinations such as the United Kingdom, USA, Australia, China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, and India), and sex. Education researchers compare local and overseas degree pathways across disciplines. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8698.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2005 Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2005, Statistical Release 1: Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics' (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/8698
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- Columns
- 28
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Singapore) Total | (Singapore) Males | (Singapore) Females | (Outside Singapore- Total) Total | (Outside Singapore- Total) Males | (Outside Singapore- Total) Females | (Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Total | (Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 424191.000000 | 228017.000000 | 196174.000000 | 219396.000000 | 112883.000000 | 106513.000000 | 204795.000000 | 115134.000000 | 89661.000000 | 41225.000000 | 27260.000000 |
| Education | 9055.000000 | 2542.000000 | 6513.000000 | 4987.000000 | 1452.000000 | 3535.000000 | 4068.000000 | 1090.000000 | 2978.000000 | 677.000000 | 262.000000 |
| Fine & Applied Arts | 5084.000000 | 2142.000000 | 2942.000000 | 1151.000000 | 488.000000 | 662.000000 | 3933.000000 | 1654.000000 | 2280.000000 | 827.000000 | 369.000000 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 52702.000000 | 19144.000000 | 33558.000000 | 30508.000000 | 10554.000000 | 19955.000000 | 22194.000000 | 8591.000000 | 13603.000000 | 3155.000000 | 1751.000000 |
| Mass Communication & Information Science | 12030.000000 | 5005.000000 | 7025.000000 | 4461.000000 | 1832.000000 | 2629.000000 | 7569.000000 | 3173.000000 | 4396.000000 | 907.000000 | 513.000000 |
| Business & Administration | 136200.000000 | 60289.000000 | 75911.000000 | 74600.000000 | 30627.000000 | 43973.000000 | 61600.000000 | 29662.000000 | 31938.000000 | 10341.000000 | 5481.000000 |
| Law | 8413.000000 | 4319.000000 | 4095.000000 | 4050.000000 | 1964.000000 | 2087.000000 | 4363.000000 | 2355.000000 | 2008.000000 | 3062.000000 | 1755.000000 |
| Natural, Physical, Chemical & Mathematical Sciences | 38796.000000 | 17587.000000 | 21209.000000 | 20792.000000 | 8987.000000 | 11805.000000 | 18004.000000 | 8600.000000 | 9404.000000 | 2819.000000 | 1621.000000 |
| Health Sciences | 16733.000000 | 6937.000000 | 9795.000000 | 8322.000000 | 3900.000000 | 4422.000000 | 8411.000000 | 3038.000000 | 5373.000000 | 2131.000000 | 1177.000000 |
| Information Technology | 36516.000000 | 23762.000000 | 12754.000000 | 15992.000000 | 10694.000000 | 5298.000000 | 20523.000000 | 13068.000000 | 7456.000000 | 3858.000000 | 2578.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- United Kingdom) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- India) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- India) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- India) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Others) Females | Numeric | No |