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
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