Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992, as amended to 1996
Education
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    (1) All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and with a view to achieving the full realisation of that right—
    (a) basic education shall be free, compulsory and available to all;
    (b) secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education;
    (c) higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular, by progressive introduction of free education;
    (d) functional literacy shall be encouraged or intensified as far as possible;
    (e) the development of a system of schools with adequate facilities at all levels shall be actively pursued.
    … (Art. 25)
Education
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    (1) The State shall provide educational facilities at all levels and in all the Regions of Ghana, and shall, to the greatest extent feasible, make those facilities available to all citizens.
    (2) The Government shall, within two years after Parliament first meets after the coming into force of this Constitution, draw up a programme for implementation within the following ten years, for the provision of free, compulsory and universal basic education.
    (3) The State shall, subject to the availability of resources, provide—
    (a) equal and balanced access to secondary and other appropriate pre-university education, equal access to university or equivalent education, with emphasis on science and technology;
    (b) a free adult literacy programme, and a free vocational training, rehabilitation and resettlement of disabled persons; and
    (c) life-long education. (Art. 38)
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