global teacher shortage infographic

Enrollment in primary schools is soaring, as a result of population rise & efforts to put more kids in school by 2015. But quality is compromised in many countries that can't get enough teachers into classrooms. Why the global teacher shortage is a setback for all development efforts.

The supply of teachers is failing to keep pace with the demand for primary education. According to the latest UIS data, the world needs to create 1.6 million new teaching posts by 2015 in order to reach universal primary education, while replacing 5.2 million teachers leaving the profession. The situation is most extreme in sub-Saharan […]