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Education
Angola
- English1. Unless authorisation is granted to the Executive to do so, the National Assembly shall have relative competence for legislating on the following matters:
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i) The basic elements of the national education,
… (Art. 165) - Portuguese1. À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva relativa, salvo autorização concedida ao Executivo, sobre as seguintes matérias:
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i) Bases dos sistemas nacionais de ensino,
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Education
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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
Georgia
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6. The State shall take care … of the development of education,
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6. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს … განათლების, … განვითარებაზე.
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Education
Qatar
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to education; and the State shall endeavor to make general education compulsory and free of charge in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the State. (Art. 49)
- Arabicالتّعليم حقّ لكل مواطن و تسعى الدولة لتحقيق إلزاميّة و مجانيّة التّعليم العام، وفقا للنظم و القوانين المعمول بها في الدّولة. (المادّة 49)
Education
Chad
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to education [instruction].
Public education [enseignement] is secular and gratuitous.
Basic [fondamental] education are civic service are obligatory.
Private education is recognized and is exercised within the conditions defined by the law. (Art. 38) - Arabicالتعليم حق لكل مواطن.
التعليم الرسمي علماني ومجاني،
والتعليم الأساسي والخدمة المدنية إلزاميان.
التعليم الخاص معترف به ويمارس وفق الشروط التي حددها القانون. (المادة 38) - FrenchTout citoyen a droit à l'instruction.
L'enseignement public fondamental est laïc et gratuit.
L'enseignement fondamental et le service civique sont obligatoires.
L'enseignement privé est reconnu et s'exerce dans les conditions définies par la loi. (Art. 38)
Education
Brazil
- EnglishThe Union, States, Federal District and Counties shall collaborate in organizing their educational systems.
§1°. The Union shall organize the federal education system and that of the Territories, shall finance the institutions of federal public education, and shall exercise a redistributive and supplementary function in educational matters, so as to guarantee equalization of educational opportunities and a minimum standard of educational quality through technical and financial assistance to the States, Federal District, and Counties.
§2°. The Counties shall act on a priority basis in elementary and pre-elementary education.
§3°. The States and Federal District shall act on a priority basis in elementary and secondary education.
§4°. In the organization of their educational systems, the Union, States, Federal District, and Counties shall define forms of collaboration, in order to assure the universality of compulsory education.
§5°. Elementary public education shall give priority to regular teaching. (Art. 211) - PortugueseA 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 modo a assegurar a universalização do ensino obrigatório.
§ 5º A educação básica pública atenderá prioritariamente ao ensino regular. (Art. 211)
Education
Türkiye
- EnglishNo one shall be deprived of the right of education.
The scope of the right to education shall be defined and regulated by law. …
The freedom of education does not relieve the individual from loyalty to the Constitution.
Primary education is compulsory for all citizens of both sexes and is free of charge in state schools.
The principles governing the functioning of private primary and secondary schools shall be regulated by law in keeping with the standards set for the state schools.The State shall provide scholarships and other means of assistance to enable students of merit lacking financial means to continue their education. The State shall take necessary measures to rehabilitate those in need of special education so as to render such people useful to society. … (Art. 42) - TurkishKimse, eğitim ve öğrenim hakkından yoksun bırakılamaz.
Öğrenim hakkının kapsamı kanunla tespit edilir ve düzenlenir. …
Eğitim ve öğretim hürriyeti, Anayasaya sadakat borcunu ortadan kaldırmaz.
İlköğretim, kız ve erkek bütün vatandaşlar için zorunludur ve Devlet okullarında parasızdır.
Özel ilk ve orta dereceli okulların bağlı olduğu esaslar, Devlet okulları ile erişilmek istenen seviyeye uygun olarak, kanunla düzenlenir.
Devlet, maddî imkânlardan yoksun başarılı öğrencilerin, öğrenimlerini sürdürebilmeleri amacı ile burslar ve başka yollarla gerekli yardımları yapar. Devlet, durumları sebebiyle özel eğitime ihtiyacı olanları topluma yararlı kılacak tedbirleri alır. … (Madde 42)
Education
Côte d’Ivoire
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
• of education … (Art. 101) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
- de l'Enseignement … (Art. 101)
Education
Dominican Republic
- EnglishAll persons have the right to an integral education that is of quality, permanent, equal in conditions and opportunities, and without more limitations than those derived from their aptitudes, vocation, and aspirations. Consequently:
1. The goal of education is the integral formation of the human being for the length of his entire life, and should be oriented toward the development of his creative potential and his ethical values. It seeks access to knowledge, science, skill, and the other assets and values of culture.
2. The family is responsible for the education of its members and has the right to choose the type of education for its minor children.
3. The State guarantees free public education and declares it obligatory in initial, basic, and intermediate levels. The offer for the initial level shall be defined in the law. Superior education in the public system shall be financed by the State, guaranteeing a distribution of resources that is proportional to the educational offer of the regions, in accordance with that which the law establishes.
4. The State shall safeguard the free nature and quality of general education, the fulfillment of its goals and moral, intellectual, and physical formation of the educated. It has the obligation to offer the number of hours of instruction that assure the achievement of the educational goals.
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6. The eradication of illiteracy and the education of people with special needs and with exceptional abilities are obligations of the State.
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13. With the end of forming citizens who are conscious of their rights and duties, in all public and private educational institutions instruction in social and civic formation, teaching of the Constitution, fundamental rights and guarantees, national values and the principles of peaceful coexistence shall be obligatory. (Art. 63) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a una educación integral, de calidad, permanente, en igualdad de condiciones y oportunidades, sin más limitaciones que las derivadas de sus aptitudes, vocación y aspiraciones. En consecuencia:
1) La educación tiene por objeto la formación integral del ser humano a lo largo de toda su vida y debe orientarse hacia el desarrollo de su potencial creativo y de sus valores éticos. Busca el acceso al conocimiento, a la ciencia, a la técnica y a los demás bienes y valores de la cultura;
2) La familia es responsable de la educación de sus integrantes y tiene derecho a escoger el tipo de educación de sus hijos menores;
3) El Estado garantiza la educación pública gratuita y la declara obligatoria en el nivel inicial, básico y medio. La oferta para el nivel inicial será definida en la ley. La educación superior en el sistema público será financiada por el Estado, garantizando una distribución de los recursos proporcional a la oferta educativa de las regiones, de conformidad con lo que establezca la ley;
4) El Estado velará por la gratuidad y la calidad de la educación general, el cumplimiento de sus fines y la formación moral, intelectual y física del educando. Tiene la obligación de ofertar el número de horas lectivas que aseguren el logro de los objetivos educacionales;
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6) Son obligaciones del Estado la erradicación del analfabetismo y la educación de personas con necesidades especiales y con capacidades excepcionales;
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13) Con la finalidad de formar ciudadanas y ciudadanos conscientes de sus derechos y deberes, en todas las instituciones de educación pública y privada, serán obligatorias la instrucción en la formación social y cívica, la enseñanza de la Constitución, de los derechos y garantías fundamentales, de los valores patrios y de los principios de convivencia pacífica. (Art. 63)
Education
Belgium
- English§ 1. Education is free; any preventive measure is forbidden; the punishment of offences is regulated only by the law or federate law.
The community offers free choice to parents.
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§ 3. Everyone has the right to education with the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms. Access to education is free until the end of compulsory education.
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§ 4. All pupils or students, parents, teaching staff or institutions are equal before the law or federate law. The law and federate law take into account objective differences, in particular the characteristics of each organising authority that warrant appropriate treatment.
§ 5. The organisation, the recognition and the subsidising of education by the community are regulated by the law or federate law. (Art. 24) - Dutch§ 1. Het onderwijs is vrij; elke preventieve maatregel is verboden; de bestraffingvan de misdrijven wordt alleen door de wet of het decreet geregeld.
De gemeenschap waarborgt de keuzevrijheid van de ouders.
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§ 3. Ieder heeft recht op onderwijs, met eerbiediging van de fundamentele rechten en vrijheden. De toegang tot het onderwijs is kosteloos tot het einde van de leerplicht.
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§ 4. Alle leerlingen of studenten, ouders, personeelsleden en onderwijsinstellingen zijn gelijk voor de wet of het decreet. De wet en het decreet houden rekening met objectieve verschillen, waaronder de eigen karakteristieken van iedere inrichtende macht, die een aangepaste behandeling verantwoorden.
§ 5. De inrichting, erkenning of subsidiëring van het onderwijs door de gemeenschap wordt geregeld door de wet of het decreet. (Art. 24) - French§ 1er. L’enseignement est libre; toute mesure préventive est interdite; la répression des délits n’est réglée que par la loi ou le décret.
La communauté assure le libre choix des parents.
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§ 3. Chacun a droit à l’enseignement dans le respect des libertés et droits fondamentaux. L’accès à l’enseignement est gratuit jusqu’à la fin de l’obligation scolaire.
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§ 4. Tous les élèves ou étudiants, parents, membres du personnel et établissements d’enseignement sont égaux devant la loi ou le décret. La loi et le décret prennent en compte les différences objectives, notamment les caractéristiques propres à chaque pouvoir organisateur, qui justifient un traitement approprié.
§ 5. L’organisation, la reconnaissance ou le subventionnement de l’enseignement par la communauté sont réglés par la loi ou le décret. (Art. 24) - German§ 1 – Das Unterrichtswesen ist frei; jede präventive Maßnahme ist verboten; die Ahndung der Delikte wird nur durch Gesetz oder Dekret geregelt.
Die Gemeinschaft gewährleistet die Wahlfreiheit der Eltern.
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§ 3 – Jeder hat ein Recht auf Unterricht unter Berücksichtigung der Grundfreiheiten und Grundrechte. Der Zugang zum Unterricht ist unentgeltlich bis zum Ende der Schulpflicht.
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§ 4 – Alle Schüler oder Studenten, Eltern, Personalmitglieder und Unterrichtsanstalten sind vor dem Gesetz oder dem Dekret gleich. Das Gesetz und das Dekret berücksichtigen die objektiven Unterschiede, insbesondere die jedem Organisationsträger eigenen Merkmale, die eine angepasste Behandlung rechtfertigen.
§ 5 – Die Organisation, die Anerkennung oder die Bezuschussung des Unterrichtswesens durch die Gemeinschaft wird durch Gesetz oder Dekret geregelt. (Art. 24)