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Education
Palestine
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to education. It shall be compulsory until at least the end of the basic level. Education shall be free in public schools and institutions.
2. The National Authority shall supervise all levels of education and its institutions, and shall strive to upgrade the educational system.
… (Art. 24) - Arabic1- التعليم حق لكل مواطن، وإلزامي حتى نهاية المرحلة الأساسية على الأقل ومجاني في المدارس والمعاهد والمؤسسات العامة.
2- تشرف السلطة الوطنية على التعليم كله وفي جميع مراحله ومؤسساته وتعمل على رفع مستواه.
… (المادّة 24)
Education
Ecuador
- EnglishHigher public education shall be free of charge up to the third level.
Admittance to public institutions of higher education shall be regulated by means of a credit equivalency and admission system, as defined by law.
Free tuition shall be linked to the academic responsibility of the students.
Regardless of their public or private character, equality of opportunities with respect to access, permanence, passing and graduation shall be guaranteed, except for the charging of tuition in private education.
The collection of tuition and registration fees in advanced private education shall benefit from mechanisms such as scholarships, loans, admission quotas and others that make it possible to ensure social integration and equity in all its many dimensions. (Art. 356) - SpanishLa educación superior pública será gratuita hasta el tercer nivel.
El ingreso a las instituciones públicas de educación superior se regulará a través de un sistema de nivelación y admisión, definido en la ley. La gratuidad se vinculará a la responsabilidad académica de las estudiantes y los estudiantes.
Con independencia de su carácter público o particular, se garantiza la igualdad de oportunidades en el acceso, en la permanencia, y en la movilidad y en el egreso, con excepción del cobro de aranceles en la educación particular.
El cobro de aranceles en la educación superior particular contará con mecanismos tales como becas, créditos, cuotas de ingreso u otros que permitan la integración y equidad social en sus multiples dimensiones. (Art. 356)
Education
Burkina Faso
- English
… The parents have the natural right and the duty to raise and to educate their children. … (Art. 23)
- French
… Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir d’élever et d’éduquer leurs enfants. … (Art. 23)
Education
Syrian Arab Republic
- English1. Education shall be a right guaranteed by the state, and it is free at all levels. The law shall regulate the cases where education could not be free at universities and government institutes;
2. Education shall be compulsory until the end of basic education stage, and the state shall work on extending compulsory education to other stages;
3. The state shall oversee education and direct it in a way that achieves the link between it and the needs of society and the requirements of development;
4. The law shall regulate the state’s supervision of private educational institutions. (Art. 29) - Arabic1التعليم حق تكفله الدولة، وھو مجاني في جميع مراحله، وينظم القانون الحالات التي يكون فيھا التعليم مأجوراً في الجامعات والمعاھد الحكومية
2يكون التعليم إلزامياً حتى نھاية مرحلة التعليم الأساسي، وتعمل الدولة على مد الإلزام إلى مراحل أخر ى
3تشرف الدولة على التعليم وتوجھه بما يحقق الربط بينه وبين حاجات المجتمع ومتطلبات التنمي ة
4ينظم القانون إشراف الدولة على مؤسسات التعليم الخا ص (المادّة 29)
Education
Guyana
- EnglishFormal education is compulsory up to the age of fifteen years. (Art. 38E)
Education
Chad
- EnglishThe State takes the measures necessary to integrate the Rights of Man and the public freedoms within the programs of scholarly and university education as well as within the training of the forces of defense and of security. (Art. 62)
- Arabicتتخذ الدولة التدابير اللازمة لإدراج حقوق الإنسان والحريات العامة في البرامج التعليمية الأكاديمية والجامعية وكذلك في تدريب قوات الدفاع والأمن. (المادة 62)
- FrenchL'Etat prend les mesures nécessaires pour intégrer les Droits de l'Homme et les libertés publiques dans les programmes d'enseignement scolaires et universitaires ainsi que dans la formation des forces de défense et de sécurité. (Art. 62)
Education
Yemen
- EnglishEducation is a right for all citizens. The state shall guarantee education in accordance with the law through building various schools and cultural and educational institutions. Basic education is obligatory. The state shall do its best to obliterate illiteracy and give special care to expanding technical and vocational education. … (Art. 54)
- Arabicالتعليم حق للمواطنين جميعاً تكفله الدولة وفقاً للقانون بإنشاء مختلف المدارس والمؤسسات الثقافية والتربوية، والتعليم في المرحلة الأساسية إلزامي، وتعمل الدولة على محو الأمية وتهتم بالتوسع في التعليم الفني والمهني. ... (المادّة 54)
Education
Honduras
- EnglishNo educational establishment may provide education of a quality below the level established by law. (Art. 158)
- SpanishNingún centro educativo podrá ofrecer conocimientos de calidad inferior a los del nivel que le corresponde conforme a la Ley. (Art. 158)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe eradication of illiteracy is a national duty [for] the realization of which the Government must elaborate a specific program. (Art. 44)
- FrenchL’éradication de l’analphabétisme est un devoir national pour la réalisation duquel le Gouvernement doit élaborer un programme spécifique. (Art. 44)
Education
Mozambique
- English…
2. The State shall organise and develop education through a national system of education.
… (Art. 113) - Portuguese…
2. O Estado organiza e desenvolve a educação através de um sistema nacional de educação.
... (Art. 113)