Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 5.9%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2018.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 12th of 68 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.0% | — |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +49.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 5.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2018.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 12th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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