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Education
Chad
- EnglishThe State assures the promotion and the development of general, technical and professional public education. (Art. 39)
- Arabicتكفل الدولة تعزيز وتطوير التعليم الرسمي العام والتقني والمهني. (المادة 39)
- FrenchL'Etat assure la promotion et le développement de l'enseignement public générai, technique et professionnel. (Art. 39)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishNo Congolese person may, in matters of education … be subject to a discriminatory measure, that results from the law or from an act of the executive, for reason of his religion, of his family origin, of his social condition, of his residence, of his opinion or political convictions, or his belonging to a certain race, to an ethnicity, to a tribe, [or] to a cultural or linguistic minority. (Art. 13)
- FrenchAucun Congolais ne peut, en matière d’éducation … faire l’objet d’une mesure discriminatoire, qu’elle résulte de la loi ou d’un acte de l’exécutif, en raison de sa religion, de son origine familiale, de sa condition sociale, de sa résidence, de ses opinions ou de ses convictions politiques, de son appartenance à une race, à une ethnie, à une tribu, à une minorité culturelle ou linguistique. (Art. 13)
Education
Eswatini
- English…
(6) Every Swazi child shall within three years of the commencement of this Constitution have the right to free education in public schools at least up to the end of primary school, beginning with the first grade.
… (Sec. 29)
Education
Gambia
- EnglishAll 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
Libya
- English… The State shall also guarantee the right of ... education... (Art. 8)
- Arabicتكفل الدولة .... التعليم...(المادة 8)
Education
Namibia
- English(1) All persons shall have the right to education.
(2) Primary education shall be compulsory and the State shall provide reasonable facilities to render effective this right for every resident within Namibia, by establishing and maintaining State schools at which primary education will be provided free of charge.
(3) Children shall not be allowed to leave school until they have completed their primary education or have attained the age of sixteen (16) years, whichever is the sooner, save in so far as this may be authorised by Act of Parliament on grounds of health or other considerations pertaining to the public interest.
… (Art. 20)
Education
South Africa
- English(1) Everyone has the right-
(a) to a basic education, including adult basic education; and
(b) to further education, which the state, through reasonable measures, must make progressively available and accessible.
(2) Everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably practicable. In order to ensure the effective access to, and implementation of, this right, the state must consider all reasonable educational alternatives, including single medium institutions, taking into account-
(a) equity;
(b) practicability; and
(c) the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory laws and practices. (Sec. 29)
Education
Uganda
- EnglishAll persons have a right to education. (Art. 30)
Education
Burkina Faso
- English
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
…
- of education [enseignement] and of scientific research;
… (Art. 101) - French
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche scientifique;
… (Art. 101)
Education
Comoros
- EnglishThe State guarantees to all citizens the right to instruction, to education, to teaching [enseignement] and to culture. (Art. 29)
- Arabicتضمن الدولة للجميع الحق في التعلم والتعليم والتدريس والثقافة. (المادة 29)
- FrenchL’État garantit à tous les citoyens le droit à l’instruction, à l’éducation, à l’enseignement et à la culture. (Art. 29)