Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Highest Education Qualification Attained by New Citizens When Granted Citizenship

Published: 08 January 2025

Question:

Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs for each year since 2019, what is the breakdown of new citizens by their highest education qualification attained at the point when they were granted Singapore citizenship.


Answer: 

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law: 

1. The proportion of new citizens aged 20 years and over with (a) secondary and below qualification and (b) post-secondary qualification, is released annually in the National Population and Talent Division’s Population in Brief publication, and can also be found on the Singapore Department of Statistics’ website.