Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.1%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
56th
of 78 groups
All-time high
5.1%
in 2024
All-time low
1.6%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 56th out of 78 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.2% | — |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -50.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +128.1% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 203.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia was 5.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 56th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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