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Education
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
Lao citizens have the right to receive education, and learning in order to develop themselves toward an advanced level. (Art. 38)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການ ສຶກສາ ຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ຮ່ຳຮຽນ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຕົນເອງໃຫ້ມີຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ. (ມາດຕາ. 38) (ປັບປຸງ)
Education
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The State attends on implementing national education policy in order to build good citizens with competence, knowledge, abilities and technical skills.
The State and society attend to developing high quality national education, to create opportunities and [favourable] conditions in education for all people throughout the country, especially people in remote areas, ethnic groups, women, children, disadvantage person and disable person.
… (Art. 22)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ລັດ ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍການສຶກສາແຫ່ງຊາດ ເພື່ອສ້າງຄົນລາວໃຫ້ເປັນ ພົນລະເມືອງດີ, ມີຄຸນສົມບັດ, ມີຄວາມຮູ້, ຄວາມສາມາດ ແລະ ມີວິຊາຊີບ.
ລັດ ແລະ ທົ່ວສັງຄົມ ຕັ້ງໜ້າພັດທະນາການສຶກສາແຫ່ງຊາດ ໃຫ້ມີຄຸນນະພາບ, ສ້າງໂອກາດແລະ ເງື່ອນໄຂໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນ ໄດ້ຮັບການສຶກສາຢ່າງທົ່ວເຖິງ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ປະຊາຊົນທີ່ຢູ່ເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫຼີກ, ຊົນເຜົ່າ, ແມ່ຍິງ, ເດັກນ້ອຍ, ຜູ້ດ້ອຍໂອກາດ ແລະ ຜູ້ພິການ.
… (ມາດຕາ. 22) (ປັບປຸງ)
Education
Slovenia, English
Parents have the right and duty to maintain, educate, and raise their children. This right and duty may be revoked or restricted only for such reasons as are provided by law in order to protect the child's interests.
... (Art. 54)
Slovenia, Slovene
Starši imajo pravico in dolžnost vzdrževati, izobraževati in vzgajati svoje otroke. Ta pravica in dolžnost se staršem lahko odvzame ali omeji samo iz razlogov, ki jih zaradi varovanja otrokovih koristi določa zakon.
... (54. Člen)
Education
Slovenia, English
Freedom of education shall be guaranteed.
Primary education is compulsory and shall be financed from public funds.
The state shall create the opportunities for citizens to obtain a proper education. (Art. 57)
Slovenia, Slovene
Izobraževanje je svobodno.
Osnovnošolsko izobraževanje je obvezno in se financira iz javnih sredstev.
Država ustvarja možnosti, da si državljani lahko pridobijo ustrezno izobrazbo. (57. Člen)
Education
Spain, English
(1) Everyone has the right to education. …
(2) Education shall aim at the full development of human personality with due respect for the democratic principles of coexistence and for basic rights and freedoms.
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(4) Elementary education is compulsory and free.
(5) The public authorities guarantee the right of all to education, through general education programming, with the effective participation of all sectors concerned and the setting-up of educational centres.
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(8) The public authorities shall inspect and standardise the educational system in order to ensure compliance with the law.
... (Sec. 27)
Spain, Spanish
1. Todos tienen el derecho a la educación. …
2. La educación tendrá por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la personalidad humana en el respeto a los principios democráticos de convivencia y a los derechos y libertades fundamentales.
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4. La enseñanza básica es obligatoria y gratuita.
5. Los poderes públicos garantizan el derecho de todos a la educación, mediante una programación general de la enseñanza, con participación efectiva de todos los sectores afectados y la creación de centros docentes.
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8. Los poderes públicos inspeccionarán y homologarán el sistema educativo para garantizar el cumplimiento de las leyes.
... (Art. 27)
Education
Iran, Islamic Republic of, English
In order to attain the objectives specified in Article 2, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has the duty of directing all its resources to the following goals:
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3. free education and physical training for everyone at all levels, and the facilitation and expansion of higher education;
… (Art. 3)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Persian
دولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران موظف است برای نیل به اهداف مذکور در اصل دوم، همه امکانات خود را برای امور زیر به کار برد:
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3- آموزش و پرورش و تربیت بدنی رایگان برای همه در تمام سطوح، و تسهیل و تعمیم آموزش عالی
… (اصل 3)
Education
Iran, Islamic Republic of, English
The economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
1. the provision of basic necessities: … education, … (Art. 43)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Persian
برای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشه‌کن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار می‌شود:
1- تأمین نیازهای اساسی: … آموزش و پرورش … (اصل 43)
Education
Iran, Islamic Republic of, English
The government must provide all citizens with free education up to end of secondary school, and must expand free higher education to the extent required by the country for attaining self-sufficiency. (Art. 30)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Persian
دولت موظف است وسایل آموزش و پرورش رایگان را برای همه ملت تا پایان دوره متوسطه فراهم سازد و وسایل تحصیلات عالی را تا سر حد خودکفایی کشور به طور رایگان گسترش دهد. (اصل 30)
Education
Greece, English
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2. Education constitutes a basic mission for the State and shall aim at the moral, intellectual, professional and physical training of Greeks, the development of national and religious consciousness and at their formation as free and responsible citizens.
3. The number of years of compulsory education shall be no less than nine.
4. All Greeks are entitled to free education on all levels at State educational institutions. The State shall provide financial assistance to those who distinguish themselves, as well as to students in need of assistance or special protection, in accordance with their abilities.
… (Art. 16)
Greece, Greek
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2. H παιδεία αποτελεί βασική αποστολή του Kράτους και έχει σκοπό την ηθική, πνευματική, επαγγελματική και φυσική αγωγή των Eλλήνων, την ανάπτυξη της εθνικής και θρησκευτικής συνείδησης και τη διάπλασή τους σε ελεύθερους και υπεύθυνους πολίτες.
3. Tα έτη υποχρεωτικής φοίτησης δεν μπορεί να είναι λιγότερα από εννέα.
4. Όλοι οι Έλληνες έχουν δικαίωμα δωρεάν παιδείας, σε όλες τις βαθμίδες της, στα κρατικά εκπαιδευτήρια. Tο Kράτος ενισχύει τους σπουδαστές που διακρίνονται, καθώς και αυτούς που έχουν ανάγκη από βοήθεια ή ειδική προστασία, ανάλογα με τις ικανότητές τους.
… ('Αρθρο 16)
Education
Singapore, English
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 12, there shall be no discrimination against any citizen of Singapore on the grounds only of religion, race, descent or place of birth —
(a) in the administration of any educational institution maintained by a public authority, and, in particular, the admission of pupils or students or the payment of fees; or
(b) In providing out of the funds of a public authority financial aid for the maintenance or education of pupils or students in any educational institution (whether or not maintained by a public authority and whether within or outside Singapore).
… (Art. 16)