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Education
Lithuania
- EnglishEducation shall be compulsory for persons under the age of 16.
Education at state and municipal schools of general education, vocational schools, and schools of further education shall be free of charge.
Higher education shall be accessible to everyone according to individual abilities. Citizens who are good at their studies shall be guaranteed education at state schools of higher education free of charge. (Art. 41) - LithuanianAsmenims iki 16 metų mokslas privalomas.
Mokymas valstybinėse ir savivaldybių bendrojo lavinimo, profesinėse bei aukštesniosiose mokyklose yra nemokamas.
Aukštasis mokslas prieinamas visiems pagal kiekvieno žmogaus sugebėjimus. Gerai besimokantiems piliečiams valstybinėse aukštosiose mokyklose laiduojamas nemokamas mokslas. (41 straipsnis)
Education
Malawi
- English1. All persons are entitled to education.
2. Primary education shall consist of at least five years of education.
… (Sec. 25)
Education
Brazil
- EnglishUntil the 14th (fourteenth) year from the promulgation of this Constitutional Amendment, the States, Federal District and Counties shall apply part of the funds referred to in the heading of art. 212 of the Federal Constitution to maintenance and development of basic education and to adequate remuneration of those working in education,
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§1°. In financing basic education, the Union, States, Federal District and Counties shall assure improvement in the quality of teaching, so as to guarantee the nationally defined minimum standard.
… (Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act 1988, Art. 60) - PortugueseAté o 14º (décimo quarto) ano a partir da promulgação desta Emenda Constitucional, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios destinarão parte dos recursos a que se refere o caput do art. 212 da Constituição Federal à manutenção e desenvolvimento da educação básica e à remuneração condigna dos trabalhadores da educação,
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§ 1º A União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios deverão assegurar, no financiamento da educação básica, a melhoria da qualidade de ensino, de forma a garantir padrão mínimo definido nacionalmente.
… (Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias 1988, Art. 60)
Education
Portugal
- English1. In order to ensure the effective fulfilment of their economic, social and cultural rights, young people shall enjoy special protection, particularly:
a) In education, vocational training
... (Art. 70) - Portuguese1. Os jovens gozam de protecção especial para efectivação dos seus direitos económicos, sociais e culturais, nomeadamente:
a) No ensino, na formação profissional
… (Art. 70)
Education
Ecuador
- EnglishEducation will focus on the human being and shall guarantee holistic human development, in the framework of respect for human rights, a sustainable environment, and democracy; education shall be participatory, compulsory, intercultural, democratic, inclusive and diverse, of high quality and humane; it shall promote gender equity, justice, solidarity and peace;
… (Art. 27) - SpanishLa educación se centrará en el ser humano y garantizará su desarrollo holístico, en el marco del respeto a los derechos humanos, al medio ambiente sustentable y a la democracia; será participativa, obligatoria, intercultural, democrática, incluyente y diversa, de calidad y calidez; impulsará la equidad de género, la justicia, la solidaridad y la paz;
… (Art. 27)
Education
Indonesia
- English
(1) Every person shall be free … to choose one's education,
… (Art. 28E) - Indonesian
(1) Setiap orang bebas … memilih pendidikan dan pengajaran,
… (Pasal 28E)
Education
Serbia
- EnglishParents shall have the right and duty to support, provide upbringing and education to their children in which they shall be equal.
... (Art. 65) - Serbian CyrillicРодитељи имају право и дужност да издржавају, васпитавају и образују своју децу, и у томе су равноправни.
… (Члан 65)
Education
El Salvador
- EnglishAll of the inhabitants of the Republic have the right and the duty to receive an elementary [parvularia] and basic education that will train them to perform themselves as useful citizens. The State will promote the formation of special education centers.
When imparted by the state, early, basic and special education will be gratuitous. (Art. 56) - SpanishTodos los habitantes de la República tienen el derecho y el deber de recibir educación Parvularia y básica que los capacite para desempeñarse como ciudadanos útiles. El Estado promoverá la formación de centros de educación especial.
La educacion parvularia, basica, media y especial sera gratuita cuando la imparta El estado. (Art. 56)
Education
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishThe State shall strengthen social education and provide the working people with all conditions for study. (Art. 48)
- Korean국가는 사회교육을 강화하며 모든 근로자들이 학습할수 있는 온갖 조건을 보장한다. (제48조)
Education
Ukraine
- EnglishEveryone has the right to education.
Complete general secondary education is compulsory.
The State ensures accessible and free pre-school, complete general secondary, vocational and higher education in state and communal educational establishments; the development of pre-school, complete general secondary, extra-curricular, vocational, higher and post-graduate education, various forms of instruction; the provision of state scholarships and privileges to pupils and students.
Citizens have the right to obtain free higher education in state and communal educational establishments on a competitive basis.
… (Art. 53) - UkrainianКожен має право на освіту.
Повна загальна середня освіта є обов'язковою.
Держава забезпечує доступність і безоплатність дошкільної, повної загальної середньої, професійно-технічної, вищої освіти в державних і комунальних навчальних закладах; розвиток дошкільної, повної загальної середньої, позашкільної, професійно-технічної, вищої і післядипломної освіти, різних форм навчання; надання державних стипендій та пільг учням і студентам.
Громадяни мають право безоплатно здобути вищу освіту в державних і комунальних навчальних закладах на конкурсній основі.
… (Стаття 53)