World Summit on Teachers in Santiago de Chile

UNESCO and the Government of Chile are pleased to announce the World Summit on Teachers, to be held in Santiago de Chile.

Taking place on 28 and 29 August 2025, with a “Day Zero” on 27 August for socio-cultural activities, visits, and pre-accreditation, the Summit is organized in conjunction with the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee meeting.

Building on the recent global events and reports that forged a global consensus on the need to invest in dignifying the teaching profession, the Summit aims to address the global challenge of teacher shortages and to advocate for sustained support for teachers in a challenging economic and socio-political context.

It will bring together ministers, teacher representatives, international organizations and key education stakeholders for high-level dialogue on teacher policies, financing, innovation and inclusion.

Members of the Teacher Task Force network are participating in the Summit, with support co-funded by the European Union through the Regional Teachers’ Initiative for Africa (RTIA) project.

The Official UNESCO event webpage now contains the concept note with a tentative programme. We will continue to update this page regularly.

Useful links:

• Official UNESCO event webpage
• Contact: 2025teachersummit@unesco.org