Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 11.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.7%
Change on year
up 28.5%
Rank
5th
of 56 groups
All-time high
11.7%
in 2024
All-time low
4.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 5th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.1% | — |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 4.9% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 2 Burkina Faso 12.2% compare
- 3 Belarus 6.8% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 6.3% compare
- 5 Qatar 6.1% compare
- 6 China 5.9% compare
- 7 Armenia 5.2% compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.8%
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 11.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 5th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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