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No Teacher, No Class: State of the Education Report for India, 2021
The ‘State of the Education Report for India 2021: No Teacher, No Class ’ was launched by UNESCO New Delhi on the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, 5 October 2021, with over 400 attendees, including representatives from the government, civil society, academia, partners and youth.
Published annually, this third edition of the State of Education Report of India, focused on the theme of teachers, teaching and teacher education, underscores that the work of teaching is complex. It attempts to provide an understanding of key aspects of the teaching profession, provides a profile of nearly 9.7 million teaching workforce, as well as the challenges of their intricate teaching routine and their professional development.
This publication is the annual flagship report of UNESCO New Delhi and it is based on extensive research.
The substance of the Report has been developed by an expert team of researchers in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, under the guidance of the UNESCO New Delhi Office.
Read the Press Release.
Download the Full Report and Summary.
The substance of the Report has been developed by an expert team of researchers in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, under the guidance of the UNESCO Office in New Delhi.
To illustrate the report, the following audio-visual package is available free of copyright:
1. Summary video underlining the recommendations of the Report
2. Short capsules
- Recognize teachers as frontline workers
- Provide teachers with meaningful ICT training
- Increase the number of teachers in physical education, music, art, vocational education, early childhood and special education
3. Teasers
- What qualities do you look for in a good teacher - Student voices
- What qualities do you look for in a good teacher – Teacher voices
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