Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.9%
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
5th
of 68 groups
All-time high
6.0%
in 2023
All-time low
1.3%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 5th of 68 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.1% | — |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -68.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +88.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +144.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 12.1% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 11.1% compare
- 4 Ecuador 8.2% compare
- 5 Qatar 8.1% compare
- 6 Hong Kong, China 6.0% compare
- 7 China 5.9% compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 5.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 5th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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