when is world teacher day

World Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5 October.

Key details

• World Teachers’ Day is an international observance that takes place annually on 5 October.

• It was established in 1994 to mark the anniversary of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, a major international standard on teachers’ rights and working conditions.

• Some countries have additional or different national teachers’ days (for example, India on 5 September or Australia on the last Friday in October), but the globally recognized World Teachers’ Day remains 5 October.

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