Knowledge Hub

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed education from schools to educational technologies at a pace and scale with no historical precedent. For hundreds of millions of students formal learning became fully...

This article examines the evolving role of teachers amid rapid technological and social changes. It highlights key 21st-century skills identified and promoted by the OECD, including learning skills...

The resolution on technology and AI from the 10th Education International World Congress emphasizes the need for ethical guidelines and professional development to help educators integrate AI into...

This policy brief looks at open digital distance learning and the potential of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to deliver and support teacher development in low-income countries and disadvantaged...

This is the first global report to illustrate the monetary costs to economies around the world of leaving children and youth behind in education, and it has been jointly produced by UNESCO, the OECD...

This paper describes the vision and key principles guiding the World Bank’s support to countries on teachers.

This brief provides an overview of evidence and gaps in the recruitment and retention of female teachers in emergency contexts and recommends actions for supporting female teachers’ wellbeing and...

This document presents the highlights of The Global Report on Teachers. Addressing teacher shortages, which is the first edition of a biennial report that will fill a gap within existing data and...

This document compiles the full list of references cited in the highlights of the Global Report on Teachers. Addressing teacher shortages, available here and launched on 8th November 2023. The report...

World Teachers’ Day 2023 focuses on the need to reverse global teacher shortages, including how to improve the profession’s appeal. This fact sheet aims to highlight new global and regional data on...

This report was prepared as a background document for the 2023 International Summit on the Teaching Profession, which brought together education ministers, union leaders and other teacher leaders with...

These ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) and data usage in teaching and learning are designed to help educators understand the potential that the applications of AI and data usage can...