Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 6.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 14th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.0% | — |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +116.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 6.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 14th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release