Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 5.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 38th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.0% | — |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +59.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +59.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 38th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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