Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
64th
of 78 groups
All-time high
6.6%
in 2020
All-time low
3.9%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 64th of 78 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +31.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 64th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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