Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 7.1% for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 15th of 56 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -47.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -73.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +736.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +38.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 12 Viet Nam 1.4% compare
- 13 Macau, China 0.9% compare
- 14 Philippines 0.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 7.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 15th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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