Census2000, prepared by the Department of Statistics, showed that71 per cent of Singaporeans aged15 and above were literate in English, while23 per cent of people aged five and above said it was the language spoken most frequently at home.

• 由统计部门2000年所做的普查中发现，十五岁以上的新加坡人有71%25能用英文阅读与写作的，而五岁以上的人口中，有23%25家中最常说英语。