Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: World
MDG: World: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
40th
of 68 groups
All-time high
5.6%
in 2022
All-time low
3.4%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: World, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 5.0% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places MDG: World 40th out of 68 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.7% | — |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +63.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: World?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in MDG: World was 5.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- How does MDG: World rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- MDG: World ranks 40th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release