In 2016, UNESCO estimated the global teacher shortage at 69 million. In a new analysis published on World Teachers’ Day 2023, the Organization finds that the shortage has been reduced by almost one third; the new estimate is 44 million. The situation has improved, but not enough to meet the global needs for education.
The region that has made the most progress is Southern Asia, where the shortfall has been halved since 2016, to an estimated shortage of 7.8 million teachers. In contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa has made little progress and alone accounts for 1 in 3 of the current global shortfall. In Europe and Northern America, despite low birth rates, the teacher shortage is the third largest of all world regions with 4.8 million additional teachers needed. In Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a shortage of 3.2 million.
Source: unesco.org
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