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Education
- EnglishEducation shall be for general welfare of the public and shall not be at the service of individual and corporate interests. Universal access, permanence, mobility and graduation without any discrimination shall be guaranteed, as well compulsory attendance of initial schooling, basic education and secondary education or their equivalent.
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Public education shall be universal and secular at all levels and shall be free of charge up to and including the third level of higher education [post-secondary undergraduate schooling]. (Art. 28) - SpanishLa educación responderá al interés público y no estará al servicio de intereses individuales y corporativos. Se garantizará el acceso universal, permanencia, movilidad y egreso sin discriminación alguna y la obligatoriedad en el nivel inicial, básico y bachillerato o su equivalente.
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La educación pública será universal y laica en todos sus niveles, y gratuita hasta el tercer nivel de educación superior inclusive. (Art. 28)
Education
- English(1) Every citizen shall have the right of access to basic education.
(2) Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the secondary level from the State.
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(5) Every Nepalese community residing in Nepal shall have the right to get education in its mother tongue and, for that purpose, to open and operate schools and educational institutes, in accordance with law. (Art. 31) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई आधारभूत शिक्षामा पहुँचको हक हुनेछ ।
(२) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई राज्यबाट आधारभूत तहसम्मको शिक्षा अनिवार्य र निःशुल्क तथा माध्यमिक तहसम्मको शिक्षा निःशुल्क पाउने हक हुनेछ ।
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(५) नेपालमा बसोबास गर्ने प्रत्येक नेपाली समुदायलाई कानून बमोजिम आफ्नो मातृभाषामा शिक्षा पाउने र त्यसका लागि विद्यालय तथा शैक्षिक संस्था खोल्ने र सञ्चालन गर्ने हक हुनेछ । (धारा ३१)
Education
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Under penalty of criminal prosecution, parents have the obligation of assuring the education of their children.
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تحت طائلة المتابعات الجزائية، يلزم الأولياء بضمان تربية أبنائهم.
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Sous peine de poursuites pénales, les parents ont l'obligation d'assurer l'éducation de leurs enfants.
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Education
- EnglishNo educational establishment may refuse to admit students for reasons of the nature of the union of their parents or guardians, or for social, religious, racial, or political differences. (Art. 58)
- SpanishNingún establecimiento de educación podrá negarse a admitir alumnos por motivos de la naturaleza de la unión de sus progenitores o guardadores, ni por diferencias sociales, religiosas, raciales o políticas. (Art. 58)
Education
- EnglishEducation is one of the basic pillars of social progress. The state shall ensure, foster, and endeavor to spread it. (Art. 25)
- Arabicالتّعليم دعامة أساسيّة من دعائم تقدّم المجتمع، تكفله الدّولة و ترعاه، و تسعى لنشره و تعميمه. (المادّة 25)
Education
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(18) The State shall guarantee the child’s right to education. Primary education shall be compulsory. The organization and supervision of education at all levels shall be the bounden duty of the State;
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(18) L’Etat assure à l’enfant le droit à l’instruction. L’enseignement primaire est obligatoire. L’organisation et le contrôle de l’enseignement à tous les degrés sont des devoirs impérieux de l’Etat;
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Education
- EnglishAgricultural, vocational and technical education is a responsibility taken by the State and the territorial collectivities. (Art. 32-4)
- FrenchL'enseignement agricole, professionnel et technique est pris en charge par l'État et les collectivités territoriales. (Art. 32.4)
Education
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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l) The bases for the education system;
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2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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l) Baze sistema hanorin nian;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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l) As bases do sistema de ensino;
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Education
- English[The following] are of the competence of the local collectivities:
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• pre-school, primary and secondary teaching;
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- l’enseignement préscolaire, primaire et secondaire;
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Education
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Education has as its objective the full and integral development of the Nicaraguans; to stimulate them with a critical, scientific and humanist conscience; to develop their personality and the sense of their [su] dignity and to prepare them to assume the tasks of common interest that the progress of the Nation demands; consequently, education is [a] fundamental factor for the transformation and development of the individual and society. (Art. 116)
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La educación tiene como objetivo la formación plena e integral del nicaragüense; dotarlo de una conciencia crítica, científica y humanista; desarrollar su personalidad y el sentido de su dignidad y capacitarlo para asumir las tareas de interés común que demanda el progreso de la nación; por consiguiente, la educación es factor fundamental para la transformación y el desarrollo del individuo y la sociedad. (Art. 116)