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The theme of World Teachers' Day 2023 is "The teachers we need for the education we want". Teachers are the heart of education and in many countries are leaving the profession they love, and fewer young people aspire to become one. UNESCO estimates that the world needs over 69 million new teachers by 2030, and the shortage only continues to grow.
In India, the birthday of the second president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 5 September, is celebrated as Teachers' Day since 1962. [2] Teacher Appreciation Week decoration at a school in Florida. Many countries celebrate their Teachers' Day on 5 October in conjunction with World Teachers' Day, which was established by UNESCO in 1994. [3]
2018 (Friday) 2017 (Thursday) 2016 (Wednesday) 2015 (Monday) October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar ; 87 days remain until the end of the year.
International Day of Education is an annual international observance day held on January 24 and is dedicated to education. [1] On December 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming January 24 as International Day of Education , in celebration of the role of education for bringing global peace and sustainable ...
6 October - International Geodiversity Day [17] 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child. 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction. 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 24 October - United Nations Day. 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
v. t. e. In Mexico, there are three major kinds of public holidays: Statutory holiday: Holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed for the day. Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to the day off with pay ...
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
It is officially celebrated on Taiwan as "Teachers' Day" on September 28, and in Hong Kong on the third Sunday of September as "Confucius Day", though the traditional date is also often observed. Mainland China observes a "Teachers' Day" on September 10 to celebrate the efforts of today's teachers, and there is a legislative effort underway to ...