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Education
- EnglishAll 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, 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. (Sec. 30)
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
- 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
- English1) The entire system of education and instruction shall be under the supervision of the State, without prejudice to the inviolability of church teachings.
2) Education shall be universal and compulsory.
3) The State shall ensure that adequate compulsory instruction in the elementary subjects is given free of charge in public schools.
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5) Nobody shall allow young persons in their charge to leave school without the degree of schooling prescribed for public elementary schools.
… (Art. 16) - German1) Das gesamte Erziehungs- und Unterrichtswesen steht, unbeschadet der Unantastbarkeit der kirchlichen Lehre, unter staatlicher Aufsicht.
2) Es besteht allgemeine Schulpflicht.
3) Der Staat sorgt dafür, dass der obligatorische Unterricht in den Elementarfächern in genügendem Ausmass in öffentlichen Schulen unentgeltlich erteilt wird.
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5) Niemand darf die unter seiner Aufsicht stehende Jugend ohne den für die öffentlichen Elementarschulen vorgeschriebenen Grad von Unterricht lassen.
… (Art. 16)
Education
- English… The State shall also guarantee the right of ... education... (Art. 8)
- Arabicتكفل الدولة .... التعليم...(المادة 8)
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. The Communal Chambers shall, in relation to their respective Community, have competence to exercise within the limits of this Constitution and subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, legislative power solely with regard to the following matters:-
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b. all educational, cultural and teaching matters;
… (Art. 87) - GreekΕκατέρα Κοινοτική Συνέλευσις έχει αρμοδιότητα, εν σχέσει προς την αντίστοιχον κοινότητα, να ασκεί, ενός των ορίων του Συντάγματος και υπό τους περιορισμούς της τρίτης παραγράφου του παρόντος άρθρου, νομοθετικήν εξουσίαν αποκλειστικώς και μόνον επί των κατωτέρω θεμάτων:
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(β) επί πάντων των εκπαιδευτικών, μορφωτικών και διδακτικών θεμάτων,
… (Αρθρον 87) - Turkish1. Cemaat Meclisleri, kendi Cemaatleri bakımından, bu Anayasanın sınırları içinde ve bu Maddenin 3. fıkrası hükümleri saklı kalmak şartıyla, yalnız aşağıdaki konularda yasama gücünü kullanmak hakkına sahiptir:
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b. bütün eğitim, kültür ve öğretim konuları
... (Madde 87)
Education
- EnglishEveryone has a right to education. Education is accessible to everyone under equal conditions. Primary education is compulsory and free. (Art. 44)
- MacedonianСекој има право на образование. Образованието е достапно на секого под еднакви услови. Основното образование е задолжително и бесплатно. (Член 44)
Education
- English
The duty of the State towards education shall be fulfilled by ensuring the following:
I – mandatory basic education, free of charge, for every individual from the age of 4 (four) through the age of 17 (seventeen), including the assurance of its free offer to all those who did not have access to it at the proper age;
II – progressive universalization of the free high-school education;
III – specialized schooling for the handicapped, preferably in the regular school system;
IV – infant education to children of up to 5 (five) years of age in day-care centers and pre-schools;
V – access to higher levels of education, research and artistic creation according to individual capacity;
VI – provision of regular night courses adequate to the conditions of the student;
VII – assistance to students in all grades of basic education, by means of supplementary programmes providing school materials, transportation, food, and health care.
Paragraph 1. The access to compulsory and free education is a subjective public right.
Paragraph 2. The competent authority shall be liable for the failure of the Government in providing compulsory education, or providing it irregularly.
Paragraph 3. The Government has the power to take a census of elementary school students, call them for enrollment and ensure that parents or guardians see to their children’s attendance to school. (Art. 208) - Portuguese
O dever do Estado com a educação será efetivado mediante a garantia de:
I - educação básica obrigatória e gratuita dos 4 (quatro) aos 17 (dezessete) anos de idade, assegurada inclusive sua oferta gratuita para todos os que a ela não tiveram acesso na idade própria;
II - progressiva universalização do ensino médio gratuito;
III - atendimento educacional especializado aos portadores de deficiência, preferencialmente na rede regular de ensino;
IV - educação infantil, em creche e pré-escola, às crianças até 5 (cinco) anos de idade;
V - acesso aos níveis mais elevados do ensino, da pesquisa e da criação artística, segundo a capacidade de cada um;
VI - oferta de ensino noturno regular, adequado às condições do educando;
VII - atendimento ao educando, em todas as etapas da educação básica, por meio de programas suplementares de material didáticoescolar, transporte, alimentação e assistência à saúde.
§ 1º - O acesso ao ensino obrigatório e gratuito é direito público subjetivo.
§ 2º - O não-oferecimento do ensino obrigatório pelo Poder Público, ou sua oferta irregular, importa responsabilidade da autoridade competente.
§ 3º - Compete ao Poder Público recensear os educandos no ensino fundamental, fazer-lhes a chamada e zelar, junto aos pais ou responsáveis, pela freqüência à escola. (Art. 208)
Education
- English
(1) Every citizen has the right to receive education.
(2) Every citizen has the obligation to undertake basic education, and the government has the obligation to fund this.
(3) The government shall manage and organise one system of national education, which shall increase the level of spiritual belief, devoutness and moral character in the context of developing the life of the nation and shall be regulated by law.
(4) The state shall prioritise the budget for education to a minimum of 20% of the State Budget and of the Regional Budgets to fulfil the needs of implementation of national education.
… (Art. 31) - Indonesian
(1) Setiap warga negara berhak mendapat pendidikan.
(2) Setiap warga negara wajib mengikuti pendidikan dasar dan pemerintah wajib membiayainya.
(3) Pemerintah mengusahakan dan menyelenggarakan satu sistem pendidikan nasional, yang meningkatkan keimanan dan ketakwaan serta akhlak mulia dalam rangka mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa, yang diatur dengan undang-undang.
(4) Negara memprioritaskan anggaran pendidikan sekurang-kurangnya dua puluh persen dari anggaran pendapatan dan belanja negara serta dari anggaran pendapatan dan belanja daerah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan penyelenggaraan pendidikan nasional.
… (Pasal 31)