Figure 3.1 summarises countries’ needs
in terms of both teacher quantity and
quality by highlighting the percentage of
current primary teachers meeting national
qualification standards, the percentage
of current teachers that do not, and the
remaining percentage of additional teachers
needed to achieve UPE by 2015. The total
number of primary teachers required by
2015 is presented as 100%.
The first set of countries (presented in
the upper panel) will need to expand their
primary teaching forces. Many will need to
greatly enlarge their stocks, while others can
focus on improving qualification levels. For
example, Niger and Mozambique have large
proportions of teachers that meet the entry
standard. It is true that these standards are
low (generally nine years of education), but
this may not be the time to raise them given
the large numbers of new recruits needed
by 2015. By contrast, Lao PDR, which also
has the same low national standard, requires