How many teachers are needed to help every child realise their right to a primary education? Universal primary education (UPE) will remain a distant dream for millions of children living in countries without enough teachers in classrooms. Current discussions of the post-2015 development agenda include a target to bolster the supply and training of teachers as part of efforts to ensure that every child learns in a stimulating and supportive classroom environment. To help formulate and monitor possible post-2015 education targets, the UIS has released a new set of projections of the demand and supply of primary teachers at the global and national levels.

1. TEACHER FACT SHEET
WANTED: TRAINED TEACHERS TO ENSURE
EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
JOINT REPORT BY UIS & UNESCO GMR
AKLIMA SHARMIN

2. IN ONE-THIRD OF COUNTRIES LESS THAN 75% OF TEACHERS TRAINED

3. IN SIX SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, LESS THAN 50%

4. TRAINED TEACHERS: A PERSISTENT SHORTAGE

5. HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL

6. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NEEDS THE MOST NEW
TEACHERS

7. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: 45% MORE LEARNERS OVER THE DECADE

8. GLOBAL PROGRESS TOWARDS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION HALTED

9. OVER 40% OF THE 58 MILLION OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN CLASSROOM

10. ANNUAL AID TO EDUCATION CUT BY 10%

11. AXES COULD FILL A LARGE PART OF THE EDUCATION FINANCING
GAP

12. SOURCE
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/
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