Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia 1996, as amended to 2018
Education
  • English
    All 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
  • English
    (1) The State shall endeavour to provide adequate educational opportunities at all levels of study for all citizens.
    (2) The State shall pursue policies to ensure basic education for all citizens and shall endeavour to provide adequate resources so that such tuition for basic education shall be free for all citizens.
    (3) The State shall endeavour to provide skills training centres.
    (4) The State shall take measures to create an adult literacy programme, rehabilitative vocational training for the disabled, and continuing education programmes. (Sec. 217)
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Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia 1996, as amended to 2018 (English). The constitutional review process in The Gambia is still ongoing.

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Chapter III on Citizenship.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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According to subsection 2: “The State shall pursue policies to protect the rights and freedoms of the disabled, the aged, children and other vulnerable members of society and to ensure that such persons are provided just and equitable social opportunities.”
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter V on Representation of the People.