Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 50th of 58 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.4% | — |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -69.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +176.9% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +59.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 6.0% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 4.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 50th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release