Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 6.6% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 8.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 9th of 78 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.7% | — |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +96.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +64.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 9th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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