LACK OF TEACHERS THREATENS EDUCATIONAL GOALS IN AFRICA, ELSEWHERE 2

AGE POPULATIONS WERE
DECLINING, ALLOWING THOSE COUNTRY'S TO PLACE EXTRA RESOURCES IN
IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION PROVIDED.
NORTH AMERICA AND WESTERN EUROPE HAVE A SHORTAGE IN SPECIALIZED
TEACHERS, PARTICULARLY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES, BECAUSE OLD
TEACHERS WERE RETIRING AND NEW RECRUITS WERE LESS CONCERNED ABOUT A
LONG-TERM CAREER IN EDUCATION, THE STUDY SAID.
IRELAND, THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN WOULD NEED 1.2 MILLION NEW
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE NEXT DECADE TO REPLACE RETIREES.