Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.7%
Change on year
up 9.9%
Rank
55th
of 68 groups
All-time high
6.2%
in 2020
All-time low
3.1%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 55th out of 68 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 3.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 55th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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