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UN warns of global 'learning crisis'

There is a global "learning crisis" brewing as 250 million children worldwide are unable to perform basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to the UN. Unesco also warned billions of dollars was being wasted on poor quality education.

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'Investing in teachers is key' to combat learning crisis

Good quality teaching is key to solving the "global learning crisis" and getting more children confident in their reading and mathematical abilities, Unesco has said.

In their annual report, the UN agency also raised concerns about the number of children missing out on basic schooling and called on nations to "ensure" pupils had "motivated" teachers.

Investing in teachers is key. In around a third of countries, less than 75% of primary school teachers are trained according to national standards.

And in a third of countries, the challenge of training existing teachers is worse than that of recruiting and training new teachers.

To end the learning crisis, all countries, rich and poor, have to ensure that every child has access to a well-trained and motivated teacher.

– Unesco Global Education For All Monitoring Report
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