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Education
- English(1) The right to education is provided for by the compulsory general education, by education in high schools and vocational schools, by higher education, as well as other forms of instruction and post-graduate refresher courses.
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(4) State education shall be free, according to the law. The State shall grant social scholarships to children or young people coming from disadvantaged families and to those institutionalised, as stipulated by the law.
... (Art. 32) - Romanian(1) Dreptul la învăţătură este asigurat prin învăţământul general obligatoriu, prin învăţământul liceal şi prin cel profesional, prin învăţământul superior, precum şi prin alte forme de instrucţie şi de perfecţionare.
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(4) Învăţământul de stat este gratuit, potrivit legii. Statul acordă burse sociale de studii copiilor şi tinerilor proveniţi din familii defavorizate şi celor instituţionalizaţi, în condiţiile legii.
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Education
- EnglishThe State and the territorial collectivities have as a duty to make all the provisions necessary with a view to intensify the campaign of literacy of the masses. They encourage all private initiatives directed to this end. (Art. 32-9)
- FrenchL'État et les collectivités territoriales ont pour devoir de prendre toutes les dispositions nécessaires en vue d'intensifier la campagne d'alphabétisation des masses. Ils encouragent toutes les initiatives privées tendant à cette fin. (Art. 32.9)
Education
- EnglishBasic education shall be compulsory for Jordanians and free of charge in Government schools. (Art. 20)
- Arabicالتّعليم الأساسي إلزامي للأردنيين وهو مجاني في مدارس الحكومة. (المادّة 20)
Education
- EnglishThe right to an adequate and free basic education is guaranteed. (Art. 19)
- FrenchLe droit à un enseignement de base suffisant et gratuit est garanti. (Art. 19)
- GermanDer Anspruch auf ausreichenden und unentgeltlichen Grundschulunterricht ist gewährleistet. (Art. 19)
- ItalianIl diritto a un’istruzione scolastica di base sufficiente e gratuita è garantito. (Art. 19)
Education
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The access to education [educación] is free and equal for all Nicaraguans. Primary education [enseñanza] is gratuitous and obligatory in the centers of the State. Secondary education [enseianza] is gratuitous in the centers of the State, without prejudice to the voluntary contributions which parents may make. No one may be excluded in any form from a state center for economic reasons. The indigenous peoples and the ethnic communities of the Caribbean Coast have right in their region to intercultural education [educación] in their mother tongue, in accordance with the law. (Art. 121)
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El acceso a la educación es libre e igual para todos los nicaragüenses. La enseñanza primaria es gratuita y obligatoria en los centros del Estado. La enseñanza secundaria es gratuita en los centros del Estado, sin perjuicio de las contribuciones voluntarias que puedan hacer los padres de familia.
Nadie podrá ser excluido en ninguna forma de un centro estatal por razones económicas. Los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades étnicas de la Costa Caribe tienen derecho en su región a la educación intercultural en su lengua materna, de acuerdo a la ley. (Art. 121)
Education
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Lao citizens have the right to receive education, and learning in order to developthemselves toward an advanced level. (Art. 38)
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ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການ ສຶກສາ ຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ຮ່ຳຮຽນ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຕົນເອງໃຫ້ມີຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ. (ມາດຕາ. 38) (ປັບປຸງ)
Education
- EnglishParents have the right and duty to raise, educate and protect their children. ...
The State and the other public collectivities, through their public policies and their actions, see to the promotion and to the access to a quality, gratuitous and public education. (Art. 23) - FrenchLes parents ont le droit et le devoir d'élever, d'éduquer et de protéger leurs enfants. …
L'Etat et les autres collectivités publiques veillent, par leurs politiques publiques et leurs actions, à la promotion et à l'accès à un enseignement public, gratuit et de qualité. (Art. 23)
Education
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(2) The functions and powers available to the Bougainville Government in and in relation to Bougainville are the following:-
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(m) education;
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Education
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Education [Educación] has as its objective the full development of the human person. The State recognizes and guarantees the freedom of education [enseñanza]. The parents have the duty to educate their children and the right to choose their centers of education and to participate in the educational process. (Art. 13)
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La educación tiene como finalidad el desarrollo integral de la persona humana. El Estado reconoce y garantiza la libertad de enseñanza. Los padres de familia tienen el deber de educar a sus hijos y el derecho de escoger los centros de educación y de participar en el proceso educativo. (Art. 13)
Education
- English(1) No person attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or take part in any religious ceremony, or attend religious worship, if such instruction, ceremony or worship relates to a religion other than his own.
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(3) Subject to law,
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(b) no citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall prevent any public authority from making provision for the advancement of any socially or educationally backward class of citizens. (Art. 22) - Urdu(ا) کسی تعلیمی ادارے میں تعلیم پانے والے کسی شخص کو مذہبی تعلیم حاصل کرنے یا کسی مذہبی تقریب میں حصہ لینے یا مذہبی عبادت میں شرکت کرنے پر مجبور نہیں کیا جائے گا، اگر ایسی تعلیم، تقریب یا عبادت کا تعلق اس کےاپنے مذہب کے علاوہ کسی اور مذہب سے ہو۔
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(٣) قانون کے تابع۔۔
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(ب) کسی شہری کو محض نسل، مذہب، ذات یا مقام پیدائش کی بناء پر کسی ایسے تعلیمی ادارے میں داخل ہونے سے محروم نہیں کیا جائے گا جسے سرکاری محاصل سے امداد ملتی ہو۔
(٤) اس آرٹیکل میں مذکور کوئی امر معاشرتی یا تعلیمی اعتبار سے پسماندہ شہریوں کی ترقی کے لئے کسی سرکاری ہییت مجاز کی طرف سے اہتمام کرنے میں مانع نہ ہو گا۔(آرٹیکل ۲۲)