Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 50 groups
All-time high
8.4%
in 2024
All-time low
2.0%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World is 8.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 178.5% over ten years.
That places SDG: World 10th out of 50 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +262.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +41.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in SDG: World was 8.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does SDG: World rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: World ranks 10th out of 50 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release