World Teacher's Day

Every year, since 19945 October, has been observed as World Teacher’s Day or International Teacher’s Day. This day is celebrated to acknowledge the teacher’s contribution to the student’s development. Other than that, this day also focuses on assessing teachers and considering the changes required for them.

History of World Teacher’s Day

World Teacher’s Day is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/ International Labour Organization (ILO) recommendation concerning the status of teachers. In 1997, the recommendation concerning the status of higher education teaching personnel was adopted to complement the 1966 recommendation. The main idea behind celebrating this day was to create awareness about the importance of teachers and extending help towards their betterment. More than 100 nations around the globe celebrate this day. Various programmes are organised in schools and colleges as a part of the celebration.

World Teacher’s Day Statistics

  1. In low-income countries, only 23% of secondary school teachers are women. 
  2. In India, the share of female teachers declines with the remoteness of schools, from 60% when the school is located at the local government seat to 30% when it is 30 km away. 
  3. Nearly 94% of teachers in pre-primary education, but only about half of those in upper secondary education, are female. 
  4. The proportion of women among primary school teachers in low-income countries (41%) is half that in high-income countries (82%). 
  1. At the tertiary level, only 19% of teachers are women in low-income countries and about 46% or less in the other income groups. 
  2. More teachers are needed in displacement settings. If all refugees enrolled, Turkey would need 80,000 additional teachers, Germany would need 42,000 teachers and educators, and Uganda would need 7,000 additional primary teachers. Yet refugee teachers are often excluded from national training programs because of professional regulations on the right to work.
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