NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore
Singapore: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 6.13 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore is 6.13, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore peaked at 9.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.01, in 2024.
That places Singapore 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.72 | — |
| 2006 | 8.91 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.64 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.32 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.22 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.92 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.45 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.68 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.53 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.76 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.15 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.66 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 7.42 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.54 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 7.54 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 6.62 | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 6.76 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.01 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 6.05 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 6.09 | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 6.13 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.96 | 8.32 | 9.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.69 | 7.42 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 | 6.01 | 8.54 | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Singapore
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore was 6.13 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Singapore ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.