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Education
- EnglishI. Education is obligatory up to the secondary school diploma.
II. Public education is free at all levels including higher education.
III. Upon completion of studies at the secondary level, a bachelor diploma shall be awarded immediately and without charge. (Art. 81) - SpanishI. La educación es obligatoria hasta el bachillerato.
II. La educación fiscal es gratuita en todos sus niveles hasta el superior.
III. A la culminación de los estudios del nivel secundario se otorgará el diploma de bachiller, con carácter gratuito e inmediato. (Art. 81)
Education
- English1. Everyone has the right to receive education and the right to choose the form of education they receive.
2. Pre-school education shall be guaranteed in accordance with the procedures established by law. Elementary and basic education shall be compulsory. General education shall be fully funded by the State, in accordance with the procedures established by law. Citizens shall have the right to state-funded vocational and higher education, in accordance with the procedures established by law.
… (Art. 27) - Georgian1. ყველას აქვს განათლების მიღებისა და მისი ფორმის არჩევის უფლება.
2. სკოლამდელი აღზრდა და განათლება უზრუნველყოფილია კანონით დადგენილი წესით. დაწყებითი და საბაზო განათლება სავალდებულოა. ზოგად განათლებას კანონით დადგენილი წესით სრულად აფინანსებს სახელმწიფო. მოქალაქეებს უფლება აქვთ კანონით დადგენილი წესით სახელმწიფოს დაფინანსებით მიიღონ პროფესიული და უმაღლესი განათლება.
… (მუხლი 27)
Education
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to education. The state shall guarantee free secondary education. Schooling shall be under state supervision. (Art. 41)
- UzbekHar kim bilim olish huquqiga ega.
Bepul umumiy ta’lim olish davlat tomonidan kafolatlanadi.
Maktab ishlari davlat nazoratidadir. (41-modda)
Education
- EnglishThe eradication of illiteracy is a national duty [for] the realization of which the Government must elaborate a specific program. (Art. 44)
- FrenchL’éradication de l’analphabétisme est un devoir national pour la réalisation duquel le Gouvernement doit élaborer un programme spécifique. (Art. 44)
Education
- English
The Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities shall cooperate in the organization of their educational systems.
Paragraph 1. The Union shall organize the federal educational system and that of the Territories, shall finance the federal public educational institutions and shall have, in educational matters, a redistributive and supplementary function, so as to guarantee the equalization of the educational opportunities and a minimum standard of quality of education, through technical and financial assistance to the states, the Federal District and the municipalities.
Paragraph 2. The municipalities shall act on a priority basis in elementary education and in the education of children.
Paragraph 3. The states and the Federal District shall act on a priority basis in elementary and secondary education.
Paragraph 4. The Union, the States, the Federal District, and the Municipalities shall define collaboration methods for the organization of their educational systems, to ensure the universalization, quality, and equity of the compulsory education.
Paragraph 5. Public basic education shall give priority to regular education.
... (Art. 211) - Portuguese
A União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios organizarão em regime de colaboração seus sistemas de ensino.
§ 1º A União organizará o sistema federal de ensino e o dos Territórios, financiará as instituições de ensino públicas federais e exercerá, em matéria educacional, função redistributiva e supletiva, de forma a garantir equalização de oportunidades educacionais e padrão mínimo de qualidade do ensino mediante assistência técnica e financeira aos Estados, ao Distrito Federal e aos Municípios;
§ 2º Os Municípios atuarão prioritariamente no ensino fundamental e na educação infantil.
§ 3º Os Estados e o Distrito Federal atuarão prioritariamente no ensino fundamental e médio.
§ 4º Na organização de seus sistemas de ensino, a União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios definirão formas de colaboração, de forma a assegurar a universalização, a qualidade e a equidade do ensino obrigatório.
§ 5º A educação básica pública atenderá prioritariamente ao ensino regular.
... (Art. 211)
Education
- English(1) Everyone has the right to education. School attendance shall be obligatory for the period specified by law.
(2) Citizens have the right to free elementary and secondary school education, and, depending on particular citizens’ ability and the capability of society, also to university-level education.
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(4) The conditions under which citizens have the right to assistance from the state during their studies shall be set by law. (Charter, Art. 33) - Czech(1) Každý má právo na vzdělání. Školní docházka je povinná po dobu, kterou stanoví zákon.
(2) Občané mají právo na bezplatné vzdělání v základních a středních školách, podle schopností občana a možností společnosti též na vysokých školách.
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(4) Zákon stanoví, za jakých podmínek mají občané při studiu právo na pomoc státu. (Listina, Čl. 33)
Education
- English…
16) The support to be given to children and their education constitute for parents a natural right and a duty which they exercise under the surveillance and with the aid of the State and of the public collectivities.
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18) The State guarantees equal access of the child and of the adult to instruction, to professional education and to culture;
19) The State has the duty to organize public education on the principle of religious neutrality and, according to the possibilities, on the basis of gratuity;
… (Art. 1) - French…
16°) Les soins à donner aux enfants et leur éducation constituent pour les parents, un droit naturel et un devoir qu’ils exercent sous la surveillance et avec l’aide de l’Etat et des collectivités publiques.
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18°) L’Etat garantit l’égal accès de l’enfant et de l’adulte à l’instruction, à la formation professionnelle et à la culture;
19°) L’Etat a le devoir d’organiser l’enseignement public sur le principe de la neutralité religieuse et, selon ses possibilités, sur la base de la gratuité;
… (Art. 1)
Education
- EnglishThe State's prime duties are:
1. Guaranteeing without any discrimination whatsoever the true possession of the rights set forth in the Constitution and in international instruments, especially the rights to education,
… (Art. 3) - SpanishSon deberes primordiales del Estado:
1. Garantizar sin discriminación alguna el efectivo goce de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales, en particular la educación,
… (Art. 3)
Education
- EnglishEveryone has the right to education. The State shall ensure that everyone may acquire primary and secondary education without charge. Primary education shall be compulsory. (Art. 112)
- LatvianIkvienam ir tiesības uz izglītību. Valsts nodrošina iespēju bez maksas iegūt pamatizglītību un vidējo izglītību. Pamatizglītība ir obligāta. (Art. 112)
Education
- EnglishLesotho shall endeavour to make education available to all and shall adopt policies aimed at securing that—
a. education is directed to the full development of the human personality and sense of dignity and strengthening the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
b. primary education is compulsory and available to all;
c. secondary education, including technical and vocational education, is made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education;
d. higher education is made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education; and
e. fundamental education is encouraged or intensified as far as possible for those persons who have not received or completed their primary education. (Sec. 28)