Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.5%
Change on year
up 7.7%
Rank
57th
of 68 groups
All-time high
6.0%
in 2020
All-time low
3.0%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 57th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -49.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 3.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 57th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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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February 2026 Data Release