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Why the classroom isn’t about to be decongested

The problem of teacher shortages also affects Arab States, where the school-age population will rise to 9.5 million by 2030.

By PETER KAMURI

The world will need an extra 1.6 million teachers in classrooms to achieve universal primary education by 2015.

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