Constitution of the Gabonese Republic 1991, as amended to 2023
Education
  • English

    …
    16) The support to be given to children and their education constitute for parents a natural right and a duty which they exercise under the surveillance and with the aid of the State and of the public collectivities.
    …
    18) The State guarantees equal access of the child and of the adult to instruction, to professional education and to culture;
    19) The State has the duty to organize public education on the principle of religious neutrality and, according to the possibilities, on the basis of gratuity;
    … (Art. 1)

  • French

    …
    16°) Les soins à donner aux enfants et leur éducation constituent pour les parents, un droit naturel et un devoir qu’ils exercent sous la surveillance et avec l’aide de l’Etat et des collectivités publiques.
    …
    18°) L’Etat garantit l’égal accès de l’enfant et de l’adulte à l’instruction, à la formation professionnelle et à la culture;
    19°) L’Etat a le devoir d’organiser l’enseignement public sur le principe de la neutralité religieuse et, selon ses possibilités, sur la base de la gratuité;
    … (Art. 1)

Education
  • English

    …
    The law determines in addition the fundamental principles:
    – of education;
    … (Art. 47)

  • French

    ...
    La loi détermine en outre les principes fondamentaux:
    - de l’enseignement;
    ... (Art. 47)

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Constitution of the Gabonese Republic 1991, as amended to 2020 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). Consolidated version as amended to 2023 not publicly available. According to Art. 2: “… The Gabonese Republic adopts French as the official working language. …”

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Constitution of the Gabonese Republic 1991, as amended to 2023 (French).

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Art. 4 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.

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Art. 9 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.

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Art. 10 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.

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Art. 35 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.

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There is a discrepancy between the English and French texts.

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There is a discrepancy between the English and French texts.