Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific is 5.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 5.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
That places UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 32nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.6% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -53.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +67.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific was 5.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 32nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 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