Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 6.9% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 8.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 3rd out of 78 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.8% | — |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +250.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +98.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 1 Benin 27.5% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 12.6% compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 12.4% compare
- 4 Togo 9.9% compare
- 5 Ecuador 8.8% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 6.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: 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