By John Lee.
Brussels-based Education International has called for increased public investment in education in Iraq.
The organisation, which says that it, "brings together organisations of teachers and other education employees from across the world", said:
"Public education in Iraq is underfunded, with only 5.7 per cent of the government budget allocated to this sector. This lack of investment has resulted in overcrowded classrooms, unsafe school buildings, and insufficient educational resources.
"Additionally, teachers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have not been receiving their salaries regularly since October 2023, leading to significant disruptions in the education system. Teacher salary promotions have been halted since January 2016, and many teachers are not formally employed despite years of service.
"This dire situation has led over 70,000 teachers to stop teaching and more than 700,000 students to drop out of school."
Education International claims 383 member organisations, representing more than 32 million teachers and education support personnel in 178 countries and territories.
(Source: Education International)
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