Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.9%
Change on year
up 10.8%
Rank
33rd
of 78 groups
All-time high
6.4%
in 2020
All-time low
4.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 5.9% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 33rd of 78 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 33rd out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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