Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 6.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2018.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 27th 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.5% | — |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2018.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 27th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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