World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since 1994. It is a day to celebrate how teachers are transforming education but also to reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talent and vocation, and to rethink the way ahead for the profession globally.

World Teachers' Day aims to focus on "appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the world" and to provide an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching.

Join UNESCO in Paris to celebrate World Teachers’ Day and stand with teachers shaping the future of education. Register by 2 October.

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World Teachers’ Day, celebrated every October 5, is a global event launched by UNESCO in 1994 to recognize the invaluable contributions of educators. Take time to thank a teacher who inspired you, advocate for better educational resources, and appreciate those who shape future generations.

Celebrate World Teachers' Day! To raise awareness, understanding and appreciation of the important role teachers play in education, we celebrate World Teacher’s Day on the 5th of October.

World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since 1994. It is a day to celebrate how teachers are transforming education but also to reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talent and vocation, and to rethink the way ahead for the profession globally.

When is World Teachers’ Day? World Teachers’ Day is held each year on October 5. It commemorates the 1966 signing of the International Labour Organization (ILO)–United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers.

PURPOSE: The UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.

World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe.