Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 5.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 47th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.5% | — |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +72.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +70.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 5.5% 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 47th 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 the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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