Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
up 53.9%
Rank
63rd
of 68 groups
All-time high
5.7%
in 2020
All-time low
1.1%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 53.9% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 63rd out of 68 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -70.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +53.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 5.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 2.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 63rd out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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