Demand for and Supply of Teachers in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Kwara State

Abstract

Teachers play indispensable and inevitable roles in the attainment of educational goals. The paper assessed the demand for and supply of teachers in public Junior Secondary schools in Kwara State, and concluded that the imbalances in the demand for and supply of Junior Secondary School teachers in Kwara State had resulted in over utilization of teachers, poor students’ academic performance and a high rate of examination malpractice among students and teachers. There was a yearly increase in teachers’ demand but it was not commensurate with the number of teachers supplied to the schools. Based on these facts, it was recommended, among others, that the teacher factor in terms of quantity in schools should be periodically evaluated by the  State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The Kwara State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) should endeavour to increase the  supply of teachers in some core subjects.