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Education
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(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. (Art. 29) - Hindi…
(2) राज्य द्वारा पोषित या राज्य-निधि से सहायता पाने वाली किसी शिक्षा संस्था में प्रवेश से किसी भी नागरिक को केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, भाषा या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर वंचित नहीं किया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 29)
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)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການ ສຶກສາ ຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ຮ່ຳຮຽນ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຕົນເອງໃຫ້ມີຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ. (ມາດຕາ. 38) (ປັບປຸງ)
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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Citizens shall have the right to receive higher education in state educational organizations on a competitive basis at the expense of the state.
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Fuqarolar davlat ta’lim tashkilotlarida tanlov asosida davlat hisobidan oliy ma’lumot olishga haqli.
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Education
- English1. The right to learn and the freedom to teach shall be guaranteed.
2. The State may not reserve for itself the right to plan education and culture according to any philosophical, political, ideological or religious policies. (Art. 31) - Portuguese1. É garantido o direito de aprender e a liberdade de ensinar.
2. O Estado não pode atribuir-se direito de programar a educação e a cultura segundo quaisquer directrizes filosóficas, políticas, ideológicas ou religiosas. (Art. 31)