Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern 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 MDG: Eastern Asia is 5.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 6.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th of 56 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.2% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +125.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +104.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 5.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern 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