Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 5.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 49th of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +78.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +68.8% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 45.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia was 5.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 49th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release