Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore
Singapore: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore peaked at 10.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 64% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.7%, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Singapore was 6.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Singapore ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).