Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.2% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +120.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +98.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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