Resident University Graduates Aged 15 Years and Over by Field of Study, Country Where Highest Qualification was Attained and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 13 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (28 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-02.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of Singapore resident university graduates aged 15 and over by field of study, country where the highest qualification was attained, and sex. Covers non-full-time students, including working adults upgrading via part-time courses. Education researchers compare local versus overseas degree patterns across disciplines. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/9136.
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. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2015' (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/9136
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (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- UK) Total | (Outside Singapore- UK) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 807.900000 | 405.800000 | 402.100000 | 473.500000 | 231.800000 | 241.700000 | 334.500000 | 174.000000 | 160.500000 | 61.100000 | 37.700000 |
| Education | 33.600000 | 7.900000 | 25.800000 | 25.400000 | 6.400000 | 19.000000 | 8.200000 | 1.500000 | 6.800000 | 1.200000 | 0.300000 |
| Fine & Applied Arts | 17.500000 | 6.300000 | 11.100000 | 7.900000 | 3.000000 | 5.000000 | 9.600000 | 3.400000 | 6.200000 | 2.200000 | 0.900000 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 96.200000 | 33.300000 | 62.900000 | 55.900000 | 18.500000 | 37.400000 | 40.300000 | 14.800000 | 25.500000 | 5.700000 | 2.600000 |
| Mass Communication & Information Science | 18.200000 | 5.800000 | 12.400000 | 10.700000 | 3.500000 | 7.200000 | 7.500000 | 2.300000 | 5.200000 | 0.600000 | 0.200000 |
| Business & Administration | 274.700000 | 125.000000 | 149.800000 | 178.000000 | 78.500000 | 99.500000 | 96.800000 | 46.500000 | 50.300000 | 15.800000 | 8.900000 |
| Law | 14.400000 | 6.600000 | 7.800000 | 6.600000 | 3.200000 | 3.300000 | 7.800000 | 3.400000 | 4.500000 | 5.300000 | 2.400000 |
| Natural, Physical, Chemical & Mathematical Sciences | 53.900000 | 23.300000 | 30.600000 | 29.200000 | 12.200000 | 16.900000 | 24.700000 | 11.100000 | 13.700000 | 2.800000 | 1.500000 |
| Health Sciences | 41.200000 | 13.600000 | 27.500000 | 22.300000 | 7.500000 | 14.800000 | 18.800000 | 6.100000 | 12.700000 | 3.800000 | 1.800000 |
| Information Technology | 67.600000 | 42.500000 | 25.200000 | 32.200000 | 22.100000 | 10.100000 | 35.400000 | 20.300000 | 15.100000 | 5.500000 | 3.900000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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- UK) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- UK) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- UK) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA & Canada) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA & Canada) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- USA & Canada) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia And New Zealand) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia And New Zealand) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- Australia And New Zealand) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong And Macao) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong And Macao) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Outside Singapore- China, Hong Kong And Macao) 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 |