05/10/2025
This year’s theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession” is a call for strengthened collaboration as the backbone of the profession.”
By supporting UNESCO, we give our collective commitment to ensuring that collaboration is recognized as a norm within the teaching profession – because ‘it is only through effective cooperation at all levels that we can build truly inclusive, equitable and resilient education systems worldwide.’
Today’s World Teachers’ Day!
Teachers are the beating heart of education — and when they learn and work together, their impact is even greater. This year’s theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession” is a call for strengthened collaboration as the backbone of the profession. Across every stage of a teacher’s career — from preparation to lifelong learning — collaboration is key.
Through co-teaching, joint reflection and partnerships, collaboration enables teachers to learn from one another and co-create solutions to improve learning. It strengthens teaching quality, boosts retention and helps shape classrooms where students can thrive — laying the foundation for equitable and resilient education systems worldwide.
Yet, gaps remain: 89% of primary teachers worldwide are qualified, but only 82% are trained. And while 73% of high-income countries require continuous professional development, only 14% of low-income ones do — leaving too many teachers without the support they need.
UNESCO is working to close these gaps for collaboration to become a norm. Because when teachers come together, education becomes stronger: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/teachers
