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Education
- EnglishThe State has the duty and the responsibility [charge] of the education and of the instruction of youth by the public schools.
All children, boys and girls, in all places of the national territory, have the right of acceding to school. …
All the national institutions, public or private, have the duty to make their members literate and to participate in the national effort of literacy in one of the national languages. (Art. 22) - FrenchL'Etat a le devoir et la charge de l'éducation et de la formation de la jeunesse par des écoles publiques.
Tous les enfants, garçons et filles, en tous lieux du territoire national, ont le droit d’accéder à l’école. …
Toutes les institutions nationales, publiques ou privées, ont le devoir d'alphabétiser leurs membres et de participer à l'effort national d'alphabétisation dans l'une des langues nationales. (Art. 22)
Education
- English…
(8) Without compromising quality the State shall promote free and compulsory basic education for all … (Sec. 60)
Education
- EnglishThe care and education of children, so that they may attain their fullest physical, intellectual, and social capacity, is the duty and the right of parents. … (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl cuidado y educación de los hijos para que éstos alcancen su plena capacidad corporal, intelectual y social, es un deber y un derecho de los padres. ... (Art. 41)
Education
- English
Education shall be open to everyone.
Primary education, given for at least eight years, shall be compulsory and free.
Capable and deserving pupils, including those lacking financial resources, shall have the right to attain the highest levels of education.
The Republic shall render this right effective through scholarships, allowances to families and other benefits, which shall be assigned through competitive examinations. (Art. 34) - Italian
La scuola è aperta a tutti.
L'istruzione inferiore, impartita per almeno otto anni, è obbligatoria e gratuita.
I capaci e meritevoli, anche se privi di mezzi, hanno diritto di raggiungere i gradi più alti degli studi.
La Repubblica rende effettivo questo diritto con borse di studio, assegni alle famiglie ed altre provvidenze, che devono essere attribuite per concorso. (Art. 34)
Education
- EnglishThe State recognizes the right to education of children and creates conditions favorable to accomplish this objective.
School is obligatory for children of the two sexes until the age of 15 years.
The State assures progressively the gratuity of public education. (Art. 35) - FrenchL’Etat reconnaît le droit à l’éducation des enfants et crée les conditions favorables à cette fin.
L’école est obligatoire pour les enfants des deux sexes jusqu’à l’âge de quinze (15) ans.
L’Etat assure progressivement la gratuité de l’enseignement public. (Art. 35)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall take measures, including affirmative action programmes, to ensure that the youth—
(a) access relevant education and training;
… (Art. 55) - SwahiliSerikali itachukua hatua, ikiwa ni pamoja na mipango thabiti ya utekelezaji, ili kuhakikisha kwamba vijana-
(a) wanapata elimu na mafunzo stahiki;
… (Kifungu cha 55)
Education
- English1. Parents shall have the right and obligation to take care of the rearing, education, health, and comprehensive and harmonious development of their children.
… (Art. 36) - Armenian1. Ծնողներն իրավունք ունեն և պարտավոր են հոգ տանել իրենց երեխաների դաստիարակության, կրթության, առողջության, լիարժեք ու ներդաշնակ զարգացման մասին:
… (Հոդված 36)
Education
- English…
Parents shall be obliged to take care of their children, to bring them up and educate them.
… (Art. 72) - Montenegrin…
Roditelji su obavezni da brinu o djeci, da ih vaspitavaju i školuju.
… (Član 72)
Education
- EnglishI. Education is unitary, public, universal, democratic, participatory, communitarian, decolonizing and of quality.
II. Education is intra-cultural, inter-cultural and multi-lingual throughout the entire educational system.
III. The educational system is based on education that is open, humanistic, scientific, technical and technological, productive, territorial, theoretical and practical, liberating and revolutionary, critical and supportive.
IV. The State guarantees vocational education and humanist technical learning for men and women, which is related to life, work and productive development. (Art. 78) - SpanishI. La educación es unitaria, pública, universal, democrática, participativa, comunitaria, descolonizadora y de calidad.
II. La educación es intracultural, intercultural y plurilingüe en todo el sistema educativo.
III. El sistema educativo se fundamenta en una educación abierta, humanista, científica, técnica y tecnológica, productiva, territorial, teórica y práctica, liberadora y revolucionaria, crítica y solidaria.
IV. El Estado garantiza la educación vocacional y la enseñanza técnica humanística, para hombres y mujeres, relacionada con la vida, el trabajo y el desarrollo productivo. (Art. 78)
Education
- English1. In the Republic of Mozambique, education shall be a right and a duty of all citizens.
2. The State shall promote the extension of education to professional and continuing vocational training, as well as equal access to the enjoyment of this right by all citizens. (Art. 88) - Portuguese1. Na República de Moçambique a educação constitui direito e dever de cada cidadão.
2. O Estado promove a extensão da educação à formação profissional contínua e a igualdade de acesso de todos os cidadãos ao gozo deste direito. (Art. 88)