Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 6.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 33rd of 68 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +74.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +80.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 33rd out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release