Sustainable Development Goal for Education cannot advance without more Teachers

Abstract

New projections, released on World Teachers’ Day by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), show that massive teacher shortages will continue to deny millions of children the right to primary education without renewed action. In the rush to get more teachers in classrooms, many countries are making difficult trade-offs in terms of the hiring of new recruits that can jeopardise the quality of education and the learning outcomes of generations to come.