[MTC Global] Teacher attrition key to global education targets

The world still needs four million teachers to achieve the United Nations goal of universal primary education by 2015. That goal may be extended to 2030, in which case the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, or UIS, predicts we will need 27.3 million teachers – a shortage of crisis proportions.

The most obvious response is to suggest we train more teachers. However, that ignores the very real fact that teaching has a high attrition rate. UIS estimates indicate that attrition accounts for 65% (2.6 million) of the 2015 gap, and 87.5% (23.9 million) of the 2030 gap.

These projected deficits indicate a need for a separate global goal to reduce teacher attrition. 

Without addressing this major driver of the teacher shortage, millions of children across the globe will miss out on acquiring literacy skills. They will also be less likely to have healthy children, to find well-paid work, challenge cultural prejudices, become active citizens and propel their communities and countries towards better futures.

 

 

 

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