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Education
- EnglishCitizens have the right to education. This right is ensured by an advanced educational system and by the educational measures enacted by the State for the benefit of the people. (Art. 73)
- Korean공민은 교육을 받을 권리를 가진다. 이 권리는 선진적인 교육제도와 국가의 인민적인 교육시책에 의하여 보장된다. (제73조)
Education
- EnglishNo person shall be denied the right to education.
… (Art. 2, First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)7
Education
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The Union shall apply, annually, never less than eighteen percent, and the states, the Federal District, and the municipalities, at least twenty-five percent of the tax revenues, including those resulting from transfers, in the maintenance and development of education.
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Paragraph 3. In the distribution of public funds, priority shall be given to the providing for the needs of compulsory education, as regards universalization, assurance of quality standards, and equality, as set forth in the national education plan.
… (Art. 212) - Portuguese
A União aplicará, anualmente, nunca menos de dezoito, e os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios vinte e cinco por cento, no mínimo, da receita resultante de impostos, compreendida a proveniente de transferências, na manutenção e desenvolvimento do ensino.
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§ 3º A distribuição dos recursos públicos assegurará prioridade ao atendimento das necessidades do ensino obrigatório, no que se refere a universalização, garantia de padrão de qualidade e equidade, nos termos do plano nacional de educação.
… (Art. 212)
Education
- EnglishThe Union shall honour and assist citizens who are outstanding in education irrespective of race, religion and sex according to their qualifications. (Sec. 368)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပညာရည်ထူးချွန်သော နိုင်ငံသားများအား လူမျိုး၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီးခွဲခြားမှုမထားရှိဘဲ ယင်းတို့၏ အရည်အချင်းအလိုက် ချီးမြှောက်ထောက်ပံ့မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၈)
Education
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Recognizing the enormous potential the Algerian youth constitutes, taking note of its aptitude and its determination to meet the political, economic, social and cultural challenges of the country, and determined to effectively associate it with [the country’s] construction and in the safeguarding of the interests of the future generations, by guaranteeing to [youth] quality training assured by the institutions of the State and of the society.
… (Preamble) - Arabic
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واعــتــرافــا بــالــطــاقــة الــهــائــلــة الـتي يشكـلـهـا الشبـاب الجزائـري، وبـتـطـلـعـاتـه وإصراره على رفـع التحديات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية للبلاد، أصبح من الضروري إشراكه الفعلي في عملية البناء والمحافظة على مصالح الأجيال القادمة، بضمان تكوين نوعي له تتولاه مؤسسات الدولة والمجتمع.
... (الديباجة) - French
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Reconnaissant l’énorme potentiel que constitue la jeunesse algérienne, prenant acte de son aptitude et sa détermination à relever les défis politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels du pays, et déterminé à l’associer effectivement à la construction de celui-ci et à la sauvegarde des intérêts des générations futures, en lui garantissant une formation de qualité assurée par les institutions de l’Etat et de la société.
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Education
- EnglishEducation is a right of persons throughout their lives and an unavoidable and mandatory duty of the State. It constitutes a priority area for public policymaking and state investment, the guarantee of equality and social inclusion and the indispensable condition for the good way of living. Persons, families and society have the right and responsibility to participate in education. (Art. 26)
- SpanishLa educación es un derecho de las personas a lo largo de su vida y un deber ineludible e inexcusable del Estado. Constituye un área prioritaria de la política pública y de la inversión estatal, garantía de la igualdad e inclusión social y condición indispensable para el buen vivir. Las personas, las familias y la sociedad tienen el derecho y la responsabilidad de participar en el proceso educativo. (Art. 26)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall:
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;
(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;
(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and
(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills. (Art. XIV, Sec. 2) - FilipinoAng Estado ay dapat:
(1) Magtatag, magpanatili, at magtustos ng isang kumpleto, sapat at pinag-isang sistema ng edukasyong naaangkop sa mga pangagailangan ng sambayanan at lipunan;
(2) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng libreng pambayang edukasyon sa elementarya at hayskul. Hindi bilang pagtatakda sa likas na karapatan ng mga magulang sa pagaaruga ng kanilang mga anak, ang edukasyong elementarya ay sapilitan sa lahat ng mga batang nasa edad ng pag-aaral.
(3) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng mga kaloob ng iskolarsip, mga programang pautang sa estudyante, mga tulong na salapi, at iba pang mga insentibo na dapat ibigay sa karapat-dapat na mga estudyante sa mga paaaralang publiko at pribado, lalo na sa mga kulang-palad;
(4) Pasiglahin ang di-pormal, impormal, at katutubong mga sistema ng pagkatuto, at gayon din ang mga programang pagkatuto sa sarili, sarilinang pag-aaral at pag-aaral sa labas ng paaralan lalo na yaong tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng pamayanan; at
(5) Mag-ukol sa mga mamamayang may sapat na gulang, may kapansanan, at kabataang nasa labas ng paaralan ng pagsasanay sa sibika, kahusayang bokasyonal, at iba pang mga kasanayan. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 2)
Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the freedom to learn, to educate and to teach.
2. The freedom to learn, to educate and to teach encompasses:
a) The right to attend teaching and education institutions and to teach there without any discrimination, under the terms of the law;
b) The right to choose a field of education and training;
c) The prohibition of the State to plan education and teaching in accordance with any philosophical, esthetic, political, ideological or religious guidelines;
… (Art. 50) - Portuguese1. Todos têm a liberdade de aprender, de educar e de ensinar.
2. A liberdade de aprender, de educar e de ensinar compreende:
a) O direito de frequentar estabelecimentos de ensino e de educação e de neles ensinar sem qualquer discriminação, nos termos da lei;
b) O direito de escolher o ramo de ensino e a formação;
c) A proibição de o Estado programar a educação e o ensino segundo quaisquer directrizes filosóficas, estéticas, políticas, ideológicas ou religiosas;
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Education
- EnglishEach has the right of access to sources of knowledge. The State guarantees to any citizen access to instruction, to culture, and to professional training [formation].
Education and instruction must be provided to youth by public or private establishments.
Private establishments may be opened with the authorization of the State, within the conditions established by the law. They are placed under the control of the State.
Parents have the obligation to provide education and instruction to their children until the age of sixteen (16) years at least.
The State and other public collectivities have the obligation to create and to assure the good functioning of the public establishments for the education and the instruction of youth.
Education is gratuitous in the public establishments at the various [divers] levels of education. (Art. 9) - FrenchChacun a le droit d'accéder aux sources du savoir. L'État garantit à l'enfant et à l'adulte l'accès à l'instruction, à la culture et à la formation professionnelle.
Il doit être pourvu à l'éducation et à l'instruction de la jeunesse par des établissements publics ou privés.
Les établissements privés peuvent être ouverts avec l'autorisation de l'État, dans les conditions fixées par la loi. Ils sont placés sous le contrôle de l'État.
Les parents ont l'obligation de pourvoir à l'éducation et à l'instruction de leurs enfants jusqu'à l'âge de seize (16) ans au moins.
L'État et les autres collectivités publiques ont l'obligation de créer et d'assurer le bon fonctionnement des établissements publics pour l'éducation et l'instruction de la jeunesse.
L'éducation est gratuite dans les établissements publics pour les divers ordres de l'enseignement. (Art. 9)
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)