Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
60th
of 78 groups
All-time high
5.0%
in 2024
All-time low
1.7%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 5.0% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 60th out of 78 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.3% | — |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -48.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +117.1% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 5.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 60th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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