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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
- EnglishThe State must promote the well-being of the citizens, to protect and to defend the rights of the human person and the defenders of human rights.
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It assures the teaching [enseignement] of youth which is obligatory.
… (Art. 23) - FrenchL'État doit promouvoir le bien- être des citoyens, protéger et défendre les droits de la personne humaine et les défenseurs des droits humains.
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Il assure l'enseignement de la jeunesse, qui est obligatoire.
… (Art. 23)
Education
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(2) Every person has the right to access education, and every citizen shall be free to pursue education in a field of his choice up to the highest level according to his merits and ability.
(3) The Government shall make efforts to ensure that all persons are afforded equal and sufficient opportunity to pursue education and vocational training in all levels of schools and other institutions of learning. (Art. 11)
Education
- EnglishThe state shall devise and implement a unified educational curricula based on the tenets of the sacred religion of Islam, national culture as well as academic principles, and develop religious subjects curricula for schools on the basis of existing Islamic sects in Afghanistan. (Art. 45)
- Dariدولت نصاب واحد تعلیمی را، بر مبنای احكام دین مقدس اسلام و فرهنگ ملی و مطابق با اصول علمی، طرح و تطبیق می كند و نصاب مضامین دینی مكاتب را، بر مبنای مذاهب اسلامی موجود در افغانستان، تدوین می نماید. (مادۀ ۴۵)
- Pashtoدولت د اسلام د سپېڅلي دين د حكمونو او ملي فرهنگ پر بنسټ او له علمي اصولو سره سم، واحد تعليمي نصاب طرح او تطبيقوي او د ښوونځيو د ديني مضمونونو نصاب په افغانستان كې د شتو اسلامي مذهبونو پر بنسټ تدوينوي. (۴۵ ماده)
Education
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(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
- English1. All persons are entitled to education.
2. Primary education shall consist of at least five years of education.
… (Sec. 25)
Education
- EnglishEvery person has the right to receive an education at all levels, which is universal, productive, free, comprehensive and inter-cultural, without discrimination. (Art. 17)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a recibir educación en todos los niveles de manera universal, productiva, gratuita, integral e intercultural, sin discriminación. (Art. 17)
Education
- EnglishCitizens of the People’s Republic of China have the duty as well as the right to receive education.
The state promotes the all-round moral, intellectual and physical development of children and young people. (Art. 46) - Chinese中华人民共和国公民有受教育的权利和义务。
国家培养青年、少年、儿童在品德、智力、体质等方面全面发展。 (第四十六条)
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.
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Education
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The municipalities have the power to:
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VI – maintain, with the technical and financial cooperation of the Federal Government and the state, programs of infant and elementary school education;
… (Art. 30) - Portuguese
Compete aos Municípios:
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VI - manter, com a cooperação técnica e financeira da União e do Estado, programas de educação infantil e de ensino fundamental;
… (Art. 30)