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Education
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The law shall guarantee for everyone suitable general education and tuition.
… (Art. 76) - Icelandic…
Öllum skal tryggður í lögum réttur til almennrar mennt- unar og fræðslu við sitt hæfi.
… (76. gr.)
Education
- English1. All citizens have the right and the duty to education.
2. The State shall gradually promote the gratuity and the equal opportunity of citizens’ access to the diverse levels of education.
… (Art. 49) - Portuguese1 - Todo o cidadão tem o direito e o dever da educação.
2 - O Estado promove gradualmente a gratuitidade e a igual possibilidade de acesso de todos os cidadãos aos diversos graus de ensino.
... (Art. 49)
Education
- English
The central State shall have exclusive jurisdiction over:
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6. Policies on education,
… (Art. 261)3 - Spanish
El Estado central tendrá competencias exclusivas sobre:
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6. Las políticas de educación,
… (Art. 261)
Education
- English
(1) The right to education shall be ensured by way of compulsory comprehensive school system, by secondary education and vocational education, higher education system, as well as by other forms of education and continuous training.
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(4) State public education is free of charge.
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(7) The state secondary, vocational and higher education shall be accessible to everyone on the basis of personal merits.
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(9) The parents have prior right to choose the appropriate field of education for their children. (Art. 35) - Moldovian
(1) Dreptul la învăţătură este asigurat prin învăţămîntul general obligatoriu, prin învăţămîntul liceal şi prin cel profesional, prin învăţămîntul superior, precum şi prin alte forme de instruire şi de perfecţionare.
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(4) Învăţămîntul de stat este gratuit.
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(7) Învăţămîntul liceal, profesional şi cel superior de stat este egal accesibil tuturor, pe bază de merit.
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(9) Dreptul prioritar de a alege sfera de instruire a copiilor revine părinţilor. (Art. 35)
Education
- English
[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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- the general rules related to education
… (Art. 57) - Arabic
تدخل في مجال القانون:
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- القواعد العامة المتعلّقة بالتّعليم
... (المادة 57) - French
Sont du domaine de la loi :
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- les règles générales relatives à l'enseignement
… (Art. 57)
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.
… (Art. 73)
Education
- English1. Everyone has the right to education and culture.
2. The state shall promote the democratisation of education and the other conditions needed for an education conducted at school and via other means of training to contribute to equal opportunities, the overcoming of economic, social and cultural inequalities, the development of the personality and the spirit of tolerance, mutual understanding, solidarity and responsibility, to social progress and to democratic participation in collective life.
… (Art. 73) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à educação e à cultura.
2. O Estado promove a democratização da educação e as demais condições para que a educação, realizada através da escola e de outros meios formativos, contribua para a igualdade de oportunidades, a superação das desigualdades económicas, sociais e culturais, o desenvolvimento da personalidade e do espírito de tolerância, de compreensão mútua, de solidariedade e de responsabilidade, para o progresso social e para a participação democrática na vida colectiva.
… (Art. 73)
Education
- EnglishParents are under obligation to feed, assist, and educate their children during their minority, and beyond in those cases established by law.
… (Art. 121) - SpanishLos padres están obligados a alimentar, asistir y educar a sus hijos durante su minoría de edad, y en los demás casos en que legalmente proceda.
… (Art. 121)
Education
- English
The economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
1. the provision of basic necessities: … education,
… (Art. 43) - Persian
برای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشهکن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار میشود:
1- تأمین نیازهای اساسی: … آموزش و پرورش… (اصل 43)
Education
- English
(1) Every person shall have the right to education. School attendance is compulsory. Length of attendance shall be fixed by law.
(2) Citizens shall have the right to free education in elementary and secondary schools, and, depending on the abilities of the individual and the potential of the society, also in institutions of higher education.
(3) The establishment of, and instruction in, schools other than state (public) schools shall be possible only under the terms provided by law; such schools may collect tuition fees.
(4) Eligibility for financial assistance for students from public funds shall be provided by law. (Art. 42) - Slovak
(1) Kaţdý má právo na vzdelanie. Školská dochádzka je povinná. Jej dĺţku po vekovú hranicu ustanoví zákon.
(2) Občania majú právo na bezplatné vzdelanie v základných školách a stredných školách, podľa schopností občana a moţnosti spoločnosti aj na vysokých školách.
(3) Zriaďovať iné školy ako štátne a vyučovať v nich moţno len za podmienok ustanovených zákonom; v takýchto školách sa môţe vzdelávanie poskytovať za úhradu.
(4) Zákon ustanoví, za akých podmienok majú občania pri štúdiu právo na pomoc štátu. (Čl. 42)