As interpreted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in its General Comment No. 14 (para. 79), in order to ensure better quality education for all children States have to recruit a sufficient number of qualified teachers and other education support personnel in different education settings. This indicator examines the number of qualified teachers and other education support personnel to be recruited for addressing teacher shortages.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Articles 13 et 14, General Comment No.13 (para. 6.a); Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 28 and 29, Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No.14 (para. 79).; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, General Comment No. 36 (para. 31.c).