Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 6.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 8.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 5th out of 78 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.6% | — |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +93.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +71.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 2 Sierra Leone 12.6% compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 12.4% compare
- 4 Togo 9.9% compare
- 5 Ecuador 8.8% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8.6% compare
- 7 Qatar 8.5% compare
- 8 China 7.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 5th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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