Teacher's Day

Teacher’s Days are celebrated worldwide, yet almost all countries celebrate it on different dates. 

However, World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5^th October since 1994, to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels, besides commemorate the anniversary of the 1966 signature of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers.

Teacher’s Days in different countries are not linked to World Teachers’ Day, rather they took ground indepently, mostly to commemorate local educator, or important milestone in education.

January, 15^th – Venezuela

January, 16^th – Thailand

January, 29^th – Spain

January, 30^th – Greece ( to commemorate the Three Holy Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers )

February, first weekend – Mongolia

February, 28^th – Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen,

 

March, 1^st – Iran

March, 7^th – Albania

March, 9^th – Lebanon

March, 15^th – South Korea

March, 18^th – Syria

March, 28^th – Czech, Slovakia

April, 13^th – Ecuador ( to commemorate the birth date of Juan Montalvo )

April, 30^th – Paraguay

May, first Tuesday – USA

May, 2^nd – Bhutan ( to commemorate the birth date of 3^rd king of Buthan, Jigme Dorgi Wangchuck, who introduced modern education )

May, 6^th – Jamaica

May, 15^th – Mexico, Columbia ( to commemorate the appointment of San Juan Baustista de la Salle as the patron of teachers in 1950)

May, 16^th – Malaysia ( to commemorate the Razak Report )

June, first Sunday – Hungary

June, 6^th – Bolivia, Peru ( to commemorate the fouding of Normal School for Men )

June, 22^nd – El Salvador

June, 25^th – Guatemala

September, first Friday – Singapore

September, 5^th – India ( to commemorate the birth date of 2^nd President of India, academic philosopher Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan )

September, 10^th – China, Hongkong

September, 11^th – Argentina

September, 23^rd – Brunei ( to commemorate the birth date of the 28^th ruler of Brunei, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III, “Archtect of Modern Brunei”, who introduced free education polity )

Septmeber, 28^th – Taiwan

October, first Sunday – Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine

October, 1^st – Uzbekistan

October, 4^th – Bangladesh

October, 5^th – Afghanistan, Azerbajian, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Mauritius

October, 6^th – Sri Lanka

October, 7^th – Laos

October, 14^th – Poland

October, 15^th – Brazil ( to commemorate the regulation of elementary schools )

October, 16^th – Chile ( to commemorate the founding of Teachers’ Association of Chile )

October, 29^th – New Zealand

October, last Friday – Australia

November. 20^th – Vietnam

November, 24^th – Turkey

November, 25^th – Indonesia ( to commemorate the fouding of Indonesian Teachers’ Association )

December, 1^st – Panama ( to commemorate the birth date of Manuel José Hurtado, father of Panamaian education )