Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 6.6% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 8.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2018.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 13th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +83.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +59.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 10 Mauritius 6.4% compare
- 11 Hong Kong, China 5.9% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th out of 78 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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