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Education
Egypt
- EnglishThe State guarantees gradual performance of its obligation to allocate the minimum government expenditure rates on education, higher education, health and scientific research that are stipulated in this Constitution as at the date on which it enters into effect, provided it is fully compliant in the State budget of the fiscal year 2016/2017.
The State shall provide compulsory education until the completion of the secondary stage in a gradual manner to be completed by school year 2016/2017. (Art. 238) - Arabicتضمن الدّوله تنفيذ التزامها تدريجيّا بتخصيص الحدّ الأدنى لمعدلات الانفاق الحكومى على التّعليم، والتّعليم العالى، والصّحة،والبحث العلمى كما نصّ عليها هذا الدستور اعتباراً من تاريخ العمل به، على أن تلتزم به كاملاً في ميزانية الدّولة للسّنة الماليّة 2017/2016
وتلتزم الدولة بتوفيرالتّعليم الالزامي حتى تمام المرحلة الثانوية بطريفة تدريجية تكتمل في العام الدراسي 2017/2016 (المادّة 238)
Education
Guyana
- English(1) Every child is entitled to free primary and secondary education in schools owned or funded by the State.
(2) The right conferred in paragraph (1) does not imply a right to free education at a specific school.
(3) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of paragraph (1) to the extent that the law in question makes provision for standards or qualifications, not being standards or qualifications which are discriminatory within the meaning of article 149(2), to be required for admission to a specific school. (Art. 149H)
Education
Italy
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The Republic shall lay down general rules for education and shall establish State schools of all types and levels.
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La Repubblica detta le norme generali sull'istruzione ed istituisce scuole statali per tutti gli ordini e gradi.
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Education
Guinea-Bissau
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3. Spouses have equal rights and duties in terms of civil and political capacities, as well as the maintenance and education of the children. (Art. 26) - Portuguese…
3 - Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres quanto à capacidade civil e política e à manutenção e educação dos filhos. (Art. 26)
Education
Jamaica
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2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-
a. this Chapter3 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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k. the right of every child-
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ii. who is a citizen of Jamaica, to publicly funded tuition in a public educational institution at the pre-primary and primary levels;
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13. In this section "public educational institution" means an all-age school, a pre-primary school or a primary school that is maintained or assisted by the Government. (Sec. 13)
Education
Monaco
- EnglishMonegasques are entitled to free primary and secondary education. (Art. 27)
- FrenchLes Monégasques ont droit à l'instruction gratuite, primaire et secondaire. (Art. 27)
Education
Mali
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The law determines equally the fundamental principles:
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– of education and of research;
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La loi détermine également les principes fondamentaux :
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• de l'enseignement et de la recherche;
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Education
Paraguay
- EnglishAll persons have [the] right to [a] complete [integral] and permanent education, which[,] as a system and [a] process[,] is accomplished within the context of the culture of the community. Its goals [fines] are the full development of the human personality and the promotion of freedom and peace, social justice, solidarity, cooperation and the integration of the peoples; the respect for human rights and the democratic principles; the affirmation of the commitment to the Fatherland [Patria], to the cultural identity and the intellectual, moral, and civic training, as well as the elimination of the educational contents of a discriminatory character.
The eradication of illiteracy and the preparation [capacitación] for work are permanent objectives of the educational system. (Art. 73) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la educación integral y permanente, que como sistema y proceso se realiza en el contexto de la cultura de la comunidad. Sus fines son el desarrollo pleno de la personalidad humana y la promoción de la libertad y la paz, la justicia social, la solidaridad, la cooperación y la integración de los pueblos; el respeto a los derechos humanos y los principios democráticos; la afirmación del compromiso con la Patria, de la identidad cultural y la formación intelectual, moral y cívica, así como la eliminación de los contenidos educativos de carácter discriminatorio.
La erradicación del analfabetismo y la capacitación para el trabajo son objetivos permanentes del sistema educativo. (Art. 73)