https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Singapore > It can be observed that the percentage of the popul

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Singapore > It can be observed that the percentage of the population which speaks English and Mandarin has increased, while the percentage of those who speak other Chinese varieties has collapsed and is now limited mainly to the elderly. More recently, English is starting to displace Mandarin among the new generation of Singapore Chinese due to long term effects of the dominant usage of English in most official settings over Mandarin, the dominant usage of English as the medium of instruction in Singapore schools, colleges and universities, and the limited and lower standards of local mother education system over the years in Singapore.