CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released statistics showing that nearly 69 million new teachers will be necessary to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, as called for in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Detailed explanation-2: -There is a grand total of 15, 09, 136 schools in India. The number of rural schools amounts to around 12.59 lakhs. Urban India is home to 2.50 lakh schools. The number of teachers that are actively working at present at honing the future citizens is 96, 96, 425.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nationally, an estimated 36, 504 full-time teacher positions are unfilled, with the number potentially as high as 52, 800, the report found.

Detailed explanation-4: -The global education development agenda reflected in the Goal 4 (SDG4) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by India in 2015-seeks to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030.

Detailed explanation-5: -By 2030, an additional 68.8 million teachers will need to be recruited just for primary and secondary: 20 million are required to expand access to primary and secondary school and 49 million are needed to replace those who leave the workforce.