Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 5.3% for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 5.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 30th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.6% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -53.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +67.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 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) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and 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 UNICEF: East Asia and 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 30th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and 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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February 2026 Data Release