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Education
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Lao citizens have the right to receive education, and learning in order to developthemselves toward an advanced level. (Art. 38)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການ ສຶກສາ ຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ຮ່ຳຮຽນ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຕົນເອງໃຫ້ມີຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ. (ມາດຕາ. 38) (ປັບປຸງ)
Education
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(2) The functions and powers available to the Bougainville Government in and in relation to Bougainville are the following:-
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(m) education;
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Education
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The Union shall apply, annually, never less than eighteen percent, and the states, the Federal District, and the municipalities, at least twenty-five percent of the tax revenues, including those resulting from transfers, in the maintenance and development of education.
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Paragraph 3. In the distribution of public funds, priority shall be given to the providing for the needs of compulsory education, as regards universalization, assurance of quality standards, and equality, as set forth in the national education plan.
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A União aplicará, anualmente, nunca menos de dezoito, e os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios vinte e cinco por cento, no mínimo, da receita resultante de impostos, compreendida a proveniente de transferências, na manutenção e desenvolvimento do ensino.
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§ 3º A distribuição dos recursos públicos assegurará prioridade ao atendimento das necessidades do ensino obrigatório, no que se refere a universalização, garantia de padrão de qualidade e equidade, nos termos do plano nacional de educação.
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Education
- English(1) No person attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or take part in any religious ceremony, or attend religious worship, if such instruction, ceremony or worship relates to a religion other than his own.
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(3) Subject to law,
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(b) no citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall prevent any public authority from making provision for the advancement of any socially or educationally backward class of citizens. (Art. 22) - Urdu(ا) کسی تعلیمی ادارے میں تعلیم پانے والے کسی شخص کو مذہبی تعلیم حاصل کرنے یا کسی مذہبی تقریب میں حصہ لینے یا مذہبی عبادت میں شرکت کرنے پر مجبور نہیں کیا جائے گا، اگر ایسی تعلیم، تقریب یا عبادت کا تعلق اس کےاپنے مذہب کے علاوہ کسی اور مذہب سے ہو۔
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(٣) قانون کے تابع۔۔
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(ب) کسی شہری کو محض نسل، مذہب، ذات یا مقام پیدائش کی بناء پر کسی ایسے تعلیمی ادارے میں داخل ہونے سے محروم نہیں کیا جائے گا جسے سرکاری محاصل سے امداد ملتی ہو۔
(٤) اس آرٹیکل میں مذکور کوئی امر معاشرتی یا تعلیمی اعتبار سے پسماندہ شہریوں کی ترقی کے لئے کسی سرکاری ہییت مجاز کی طرف سے اہتمام کرنے میں مانع نہ ہو گا۔(آرٹیکل ۲۲)
Education
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The State and public collectivities guarantee the education of children and create conditions favorable to this objective. (Art. 12)
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L'Etat et les collectivités publiques garantissent l'éducation des enfants et créent les conditions favorables à cette fin. (Art. 12)
Education
- EnglishEducation is a right of persons throughout their lives and an unavoidable and mandatory duty of the State. It constitutes a priority area for public policymaking and state investment, the guarantee of equality and social inclusion and the indispensable condition for the good way of living. Persons, families and society have the right and responsibility to participate in education. (Art. 26)
- SpanishLa educación es un derecho de las personas a lo largo de su vida y un deber ineludible e inexcusable del Estado. Constituye un área prioritaria de la política pública y de la inversión estatal, garantía de la igualdad e inclusión social y condición indispensable para el buen vivir. Las personas, las familias y la sociedad tienen el derecho y la responsabilidad de participar en el proceso educativo. (Art. 26)
Education
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(2) The State is pledged to establish in Sri Lanka a Democratic Socialist Society, the objectives of which include –
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(h) the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala
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(2) මතු දැක්වෙන අරමුණ ද ඇතුළත් ව ප්රජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී සමාජයක් ශ්රී ලංකාවෙහි ඇති කිරීමට රජය ඇප කැප වී ඇත්තේ ය -
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(ඌ) නූගත්කම සහමුලින් ම තුරන් කිරීම සහ සියලු තැනැත්තන්ට අධ්යාපනයේ සෑම අවස්ථාවක දී ම සර්ව සාධාරණ හා සමාන ඉඩ ප්රස්තා ලබා ගැනීමේ අයිතිය සහතික කිරීම.
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Education
- EnglishA person shall have the following duties:
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(4) to enroll in compulsory education;
… (Sec. 50) - Thaiบุคคลมีหน้าที่ดังต่อไปนี้
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(๔) เข้ารับการศึกษาอบรมในการศึกษาภาคบังคับ
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Education
- EnglishThe State guarantees to all citizens the right to instruction, to education, to teaching [enseignement] and to culture. (Art. 29)
- Arabicتضمن الدولة للجميع الحق في التعلم والتعليم والتدريس والثقافة. (المادة 29)
- FrenchL’État garantit à tous les citoyens le droit à l’instruction, à l’éducation, à l’enseignement et à la culture. (Art. 29)
Education
- EnglishThe family is the source of the education and the parents are entitled to choose what is to be taught [impartirse] to their minor children. The State may subsidize the gratuitous private educational centers and the law will regulate what is relative to this matter.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishLa familia es fuente de la educación y los padres tienen derecho a escoger la que ha de impartirse a sus hijos menores. El Estado podrá subvencionar a los centros educativos privados gratuitos y la ley regulará lo relativo a esta materia.
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