Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 6.2% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 26th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.1% | — |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 26th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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