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Education
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe government must provide all citizens with free education up to end of secondary school, and must expand free higher education to the extent required by the country for attaining self-sufficiency. (Art. 30)
- Persianدولت موظف است وسایل آموزش و پرورش رایگان را برای همه ملت تا پایان دوره متوسطه فراهم سازد و وسایل تحصیلات عالی را تا سر حد خودکفایی کشور به طور رایگان گسترش دهد. (اصل 30)
Education
Serbia
- English
The municipality shall, through its bodies, and in accordance with the Law:
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4. be responsible for meeting the needs of citizens in the field of education,
… (Art. 190) - Serbian Cyrillic
Општина, преко својих органа, у складу са законом:
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4. стара се о задовољавању потреба грађана у области просвете,
... (Члан 190)
Education
Sudan
- English(1) Education is a right for every citizen. The state shall guarantee access thereto without discrimination on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or disability.
(2) Education at the general level shall be compulsory, and the state shall provide it free of charge. (Art. 61) - Arabic1.التعليم حق لكل مواطن وعلي الدولة أن تكفل الحصول عليه دون تمييز علي اساس الدين او العنصر او العرقاو النوع او الإعاقة …
2.التعليم في المستوي العام إلزامي وعلي الدولة توفيره مجانا. (الماده 62)
Education
Afghanistan
- EnglishThe state shall devise and implement effective programs to create and foster balanced education for women, improve education of nomads as well as eliminate illiteracy in the country. (Art. 44)
- Dariدولت مكلف است به منظور ایجاد توازن و انكشاف تعلیم برای زنان، بهبود تعلیم كوچیان و امحای بی سوادی در كشور، پروگرامهای مؤثر طرح و تطبیق نماید. (مادۀ ۴۴)
- Pashtoدولت مكلف دى د ښځو د زده كړو د پراختيا او توازن د ايجاد په منظور، دكوچيانو د زده كړو د ښه والي او په هيواد كې د بې سوادۍ د له منځه و ړلو لپاره اغېزمن پروگرامونه طرح او تطبيق كړي. (۴۴ ماده)
Education
Korea, Republic of
- English1. All citizens shall have an equal right to receive an education corresponding to their abilities.
2. All citizens who have children to support shall be responsible at least for their elementary education and other education as provided by law.
3. Compulsory education shall be free.
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5. The State shall promote lifelong education.
6. Fundamental matters pertaining to the educational system, including in-school and lifelong education, administration, finance, and the status of teachers shall be determined by law. (Art. 31) - Korean①모든 국민은 능력에 따라 균등하게 교육을 받을 권리를 가진다.
②모든 국민은 그 보호하는 자녀에게 적어도 초등교육과 법률이 정하는 교육을 받게 할 의무를 진다.
③의무교육은 무상으로 한다.
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⑤국가는 평생교육을 진흥하여야 한다.
⑥학교교육 및 평생교육을 포함한 교육제도와 그 운영, 교육재정 및 교원의 지위에 관한 기본적인 사항은 법률로 정한다. (제31조 )
Education
Fiji
- English(1) Every person has the right to—
(a) early childhood education;
(b) primary and secondary education; and
(c) further education.
(2) The State must take reasonable measures within its available resources to achieve the progressive realisation of the right—
(a) to free early childhood, primary, secondary and further education; and
(b) to education for persons who were unable to complete their primary and secondary education.
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(5) In applying any right under this section, if the State claims that it does not have the resources to implement the right, it is the responsibility of the State to show that the resources are not available. (Sec. 31) - iTaukei(1) Na tamata yadua e tu vua na dodonu me—
(a) virisova;
(b) vuli ena paraimiri kei na sekendri; kei na
(c) vuli torocake.
(2) Na Matanitu me na vakayagataka e dua na ituvatuva e veiganiti ena veika sa tu rawa me na qai rawata na kena yacovi na dodonu—
(a) me kua ni saumi na nodra vuli na gone, wili kina na paraimiri, sekendri kei na vulitorocake; kei na
(b) nodra vuli o ira era sega ni vakacavara na nodra vuli ena paraimiri kei na sekendri.
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(5) Ena taurivaki ni dodonu ena tikina qo, kevaka e vakaraitaka na Matanitu ni sega ni tiko vua na ivurevure ni veika me baleta na kena taurivaki na dodonu, e nona itavi na Matanitu me vakaraitaka ni sega vua na ivurevure. (Sec. 31)
Education
Belize
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
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(b) … believe … that a just system should be ensured to provide for education … on the basis of equality;
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(e) require policies of state … which protect the rights of the individual to … basic education,
… (Preamble)
Education
China
- EnglishThe state develops socialist educational undertakings and works to raise the scientific and cultural level of the whole nation.
The state runs schools of various types, makes primary education compulsory and universal, develops secondary, vocational and higher education and promotes pre-school education.
The state develops educational facilities of various types in order to wipe out illiteracy and provide political, cultural, scientific, technical and professional education for workers, peasants, state functionaries and other working people. It encourages people to become educated through independent study.
... (Art. 19) - Chinese国家发展社会主义的教育事业,提高全国人民的科学文化水平。
国家举办各种学校,普及初等义务教育,发展中等教育、职业教育和高等教育,并且发展学前教育。
国家发展各种教育设施,扫除文盲,对工人、农民、国家工作人员和其他劳动者进行政治、文化、科学、技术、业务的教育,鼓励自学成才。
... (第十九条)