World Teachers' Day 2020 is on Monday, October 5, 2020

What is World Teachers' Day?

World Teachers' Day is celebrated annually on October 5

World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held every year on October 5 to honor teachers and recognize their contributions to education and development. Many events are organized on this day (or a day around this date if necessary to avoid school holidays) to emphasize the importance of teachers and learning and to raise the profile and increase the awareness and understanding of the teaching profession and its importance.

While many countries hold their national Teachers' Day on this day to coincide with World Teachers' Day, there are exceptions, most notably Teacher Appreciation Day in the United States, which falls on the Tuesday of the first full week in May and is the main day of Teacher Appreciation Week. The national Teachers' Days of other countries are spread throughout the year, usually to commemorate an important local educator or a milestone in the development of the country's education (for details see this list of Teachers' Days around the world). 11 countries in the Arab world celebrate a common Teachers' Day on February 28.

World Teachers' Day was first held in 1994 at the initiative of UNESCO and has been observed every year since.

Further reading: World Teachers' Day on Wikipedia

When is World Teachers' Day 2021?

World Teachers' Day 2021 is on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 (in 413 days).  Calendar for 2021

Dates for World Teachers' Day from 2015 to 2025

The next occurrence of World Teachers' Day is marked in red.

When is ...?	Date	Day of the week	Days away
World Teachers' Day 2015	October 5, 2015	Monday	1779 days ago
World Teachers' Day 2016	October 5, 2016	Wednesday	1413 days ago
World Teachers' Day 2017	October 5, 2017	Thursday	1048 days ago
World Teachers' Day 2018	October 5, 2018	Friday	683 days ago
World Teachers' Day 2019	October 5, 2019	Saturday	318 days ago
World Teachers' Day 2020	October 5, 2020	Monday	in 48 days
World Teachers' Day 2021	October 5, 2021	Tuesday	in 413 days
World Teachers' Day 2022	October 5, 2022	Wednesday	in 778 days
World Teachers' Day 2023	October 5, 2023	Thursday	in 1143 days
World Teachers' Day 2024	October 5, 2024	Saturday	in 1509 days
World Teachers' Day 2025	October 5, 2025	Sunday	in 1874 days