World Teachers ' Day - Wikipedia World Teachers ' Day See also : Teachers ' Day This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. When placing this tag, consider associating this request with a WikiProject. ( May 2016 ) World Teachers ' Day Mesrop Mashtots teaching Yeghishe the Armenian alphabet, a statue in Yerevan. Observed by Тeachers ' organizations worldwide Date October 5 Next time 5 October 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 05 ) Frequency annual Related to Teachers ' Day World Teachers ' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on October 5. Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of the 1966 `` Teaching in Freedom ''. `` Empowering Teachers '' is the theme of this year 's ( 2017 ) World Teachers ' Day, celebrated around the world since 1994 after the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Its aim is to focus on `` appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the world '' and to provide an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching. In 2017, World Teachers ' Day commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher - Education Teaching Personnel, bringing the sometimes - neglected area of teaching personnel at Higher Education institutions into the conversation about the status of teachers. Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External links See also List of Teachers ' Days References Jump up ^ `` World Teachers ' Day - 5 October 2017 ''. UNESCO. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Frequently Asked and Questions Education United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ''. www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers ''. UNESCO. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 06. Bibliography This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( May 2016 ) External links World Teachers ' Day : why 5 October ? Queensland ( Australia ) World Teachers ' Day web site This holiday - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Teachers%27_Day&oldid=812108070 '' Categories : United Nations days October observances Teaching Schoolteachers Holiday stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing expert attention with no reason or talk parameter Articles needing unspecified expert attention Articles needing expert attention from May 2016 All articles needing expert attention Infobox holiday with missing field Infobox holiday fixed day Articles to be expanded from May 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles with empty sections from May 2016 All articles with empty sections Articles using small message boxes All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Azərbaycanca বাংলা Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia עברית Latina Lietuvių मराठी 日本 語 ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Polski Русский Shqip සිංහල Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Татарча / tatarça తెలుగు Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 25 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 November 2017, at 02 : 03. About Wikipedia

Question: who inaugurated 'world teachers' day'
Answer: UNESCO