BY 2015 BY 2030 =4 million =27.3 million

HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION?
BY 2015
2.6m replacements for attrition
=4 million
1.4m new posts needed
BY 2030
23.9m replacements for attrition
=27.3 million
3.4m new
posts needed
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NEEDS THE MOST NEW TEACHERS
More than 7 in 10
countries don't have
enough teachers today
Shortages will get worse
with population growth
6.2 million more teachers
are needed by 2030
Today
2030
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database
of which
2.3 million
are new positions
to be created
TRAINED TEACHERS: A PERSISTENT SHORTAGE
In one-third of countries,
less than 75% of teachers
are trained
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database
IN SIX SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES,
LESS THAN 50% OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE TRAINED
Eq. Guinea
49%
Senegal
48%
Angola
47%
Benin
47%
South
Sudan
44%
Guinea
Bissau
39%
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database
TRAINED TEACHERS: A PERSISTENT SHORTAGE
one-third
of countries
less than 75% of
primary school teachers
are trained
Eq. Guinea
49%
Senegal
48%
Angola
47%
Benin
47%
South
Sudan
44%
Guinea
Bissau
39%
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database
TRAINED TEACHERS: A PERSISTENT SHORTAGE
pupil to
teacher ratio
32:1
Senegal
pupil to
teacher ratio
61:1
Chad
pupil to
teacher ratio
48:1
Mali
Central
African
Republic
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
70:1
pupil to
teacher ratio
80:1
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
101:1
pupil to
teacher ratio
52:1
Guinea
Bissau
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
93:1
pupil to
teacher ratio
40:1
Bangladesh
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database,
EFA Global Monitoring Report
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
138:1
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
133:1
pupil to trained
teacher ratio
70:1