NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore
Singapore: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 26.12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 26.12 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore peaked at 30.62 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.9, in 2015.
Singapore ranks 56th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19 | — |
| 2015 | 18.9 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 20 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.5 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.62 | +49.3% |
| 2022 | 25.33 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 29.11 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 27.19 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 26.12 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.93 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.48 | 20.5 | 30.62 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % 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: youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Singapore was 26.12 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 30.62 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 in 2015.
- How does Singapore rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Singapore ranks 56th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.