Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 6.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 6.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2016.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 22nd of 78 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +92.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,203 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 6.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 22nd out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release