5 October
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"405776","attributes":{"class":"media-image","id":"1","style":"float: left;;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]UNESCO inaugurated 5 October as World Teachers' Day.
World Teachers' Day represents a significant effort to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development across the globe.
In many countries, the quality of education is undermined by a deficit of teachers.
Added to the challenge of numbers is one of quality: all too often, teachers work without resources or proper training. The stakes are high, because we face today a global learning crisis, with 250 million children not acquiring basic skills of reading and writing
As countries accelerate towards 2015 and the new development agenda is shaped, it is essential that teachers remain a priority.
Did you know that worldwide:
- 1.4 million new teaching posts required to achieve universal primary education (UPE) by 2015
- 2.6 million replacement teachers are needed by 2015
- Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest need for additional primary teachers by 2015, at 0.9 million (representing 63% of the world total)
- Countries which need to create the most teaching posts by 2015 include: Nigeria, Pakistan, Mozambique, Uganda and UR Tanzania
- Globally 58 million children of primary school age are currently out of school, 53% of them are girls.
Source: UNESCO
