Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 5.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 7.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 10th out of 68 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.8% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +216.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +90.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- 7 China 5.9% compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 5.6% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 5.1% compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.0% compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 4.9% compare
- 12 Togo 4.8% compare
- 13 Belarus 4.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 5.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 10th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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