World Teachers' Day

The global celebration will be hosted by the African Union in the framework of the Pan-African Conference on Teacher Education in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 2025 World Teachers’ Day will celebrate the inherent collective nature of teaching through the theme: “ Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession. ” This year’s event aims to highlight the vital roles teachers play in education systems while emphasizing the transformative potential of collaboration both within and outside of classrooms. Co-convened by UNESCO with the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF, and Education International (EI), the celebration will be hosted by the African Union in the framework of the Pan-African Conference on Teacher Education (PACTED) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The morning will feature an opening ceremony with high-level representatives from convening partners, followed by a ministerial panel, moderated by the African Union, on the topic “ From isolation to collective strengt...

Teachers play vital roles in education systems and drive learning, inclusion and innovation in schools and societies. Yet many teachers carry out their work without collaborative structures to support and strengthen their pedagogy, agency, professionalism and well-being. In many education systems, the teaching profession remains marked by professional isolation, fragmented structures and a lack of opportunities to build collaborative networks and relationships with peers, mentors and school leaders. This has an impact on educational quality and equity and related issues like teacher attrition. By 2030, the world will require an additional 44 million teachers to achieve universal education targets (UNESCO & TTF, 2024) , a condition exacerbated by the high rates of attrition witnessed globally. Reframing the teaching profession as an inherently collaborative profession — sustained by policies, practices and learning environments that value mutual support, shared expertise and jo...