Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female was 6.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.5%
Change on year
down 16.3%
Rank
24th
of 50 groups
All-time high
7.8%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2024
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and up 230.9% over ten years.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 24th of 50 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -62.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +464.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +142.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 0.6% | 7.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 24th out of 50 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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