Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.1%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
1st
of 68 groups
All-time high
6.2%
in 2023
All-time low
1.2%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia is 6.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
WB: South Asia ranks 1st of 68 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2% | — |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -72.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +103.7% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +158.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 1 Benin 62.2%
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 12.1% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 11.1% compare
- 4 Ecuador 8.2% compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in WB: South Asia was 6.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 1st out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release