Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.6%
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
27th
of 68 groups
All-time high
7.6%
in 2024
All-time low
6.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 7.6% for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 27th of 68 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 24 Philippines 3.0% compare
- 25 India 2.9% compare
- 26 Algeria 2.5% compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 2.2% compare
- 28 Viet Nam 1.2% compare
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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 27th out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release