Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 6.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 7.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 15th out of 78 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.7% | — |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +62.8% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 12 Belarus 5.6% compare
- 13 Seychelles 5.6% compare
- 14 Nepal 5.4% compare
- 15 Armenia 5.2% compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 4.8% compare
- 17 Palestine, State of 4.8% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 6.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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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February 2026 Data Release