Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 3.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
3.4%
Change on year
down 16.4%
Rank
72nd
of 78 groups
All-time high
4.0%
in 2020
All-time low
3.1%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2015β2021
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2015β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 3.4% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 72nd out of 78 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 3.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 72nd out of 78 groups with data for 2021.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release