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Education
Ghana
- English(1) All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and with a view to achieving the full realisation of that right—
(a) basic education shall be free, compulsory and available to all;
(b) secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education;
(c) higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular, by progressive introduction of free education;
(d) functional literacy shall be encouraged or intensified as far as possible;
(e) the development of a system of schools with adequate facilities at all levels shall be actively pursued.
… (Art. 25)
Education
Senegal
- EnglishThe Republic of Senegal guarantees to all citizens the fundamental individual freedoms, the economic and social rights as well as the collective rights. These freedoms and rights are notably:
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- the right to education,
- the right to know how to read and to write, ... (Art. 8) - FrenchLa République du Sénégal garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés individuelles fondamentales, les droits économiques et sociaux ainsi que les droits collectifs. Ces libertés et droits sont notamment :
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- le droit à l'éducation,
- le droit de savoir lire et écrire, ... (Art. 8)
Education
Suriname
- English1. Everyone shall have a right to education and cultural expression.
2. Education shall be free, subject to State supervision of all public educational institutions, in order that the national education policy and educational standards laid down by the State shall be observed.
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4. The State shall promote the kind of education and the conditions under which school education and other forms of education can contribute to the development of a democratic and socially just society.
… (Art. 38) - Dutch1. Een ieder heeft het recht op onderwijs en cultuurbeleving.
2. Het geven van onderwijs is vrij, behoudens het toezicht van de Staat op alle onderwijsinstellingen van publieke aard ter naleving van het nationaal onderwijsbeleid en door de Staat vastgestelde normen betreffende het onderwijs.
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4. De Staat bevordert het soort onderwijs en de omstandigheden, waaronder schoolonderwijs en andere vormen van onderwijs kunnen bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van een democratische en sociaalrechtvaardige samenleving.
… (Art. 38)
Education
Liechtenstein
- English1) The State shall support and promote instruction and schooling.
2) It shall provide appropriate stipends to help talented students without financial means attend institutes of higher education. (Art. 17) - German1) Der Staat unterstützt und fördert das Unterrichts- und Bildungswesen.
2) Er wird unbemittelten, gut veranlagten Schülern den Besuch höherer Schulen durch Gewährung von angemessenen Stipendien erleichtern. (Art. 17)
Education
Madagascar
- EnglishThe State organizes a public education, gratuitous and accessible to all. Primary education is obligatory for all. (Art. 24)
- FrenchL’Etat organise un enseignement public, gratuit et accessible à tous. L’enseignement primaire est obligatoire pour tous. (Art. 24)
Education
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English…
14. Higher education.
… (First Schedule, Union matters)
Education
Afghanistan
- EnglishThe state shall devise and implement a unified educational curricula based on the tenets of the sacred religion of Islam, national culture as well as academic principles, and develop religious subjects curricula for schools on the basis of existing Islamic sects in Afghanistan. (Art. 45)
- Dariدولت نصاب واحد تعلیمی را، بر مبنای احكام دین مقدس اسلام و فرهنگ ملی و مطابق با اصول علمی، طرح و تطبیق می كند و نصاب مضامین دینی مكاتب را، بر مبنای مذاهب اسلامی موجود در افغانستان، تدوین می نماید. (مادۀ ۴۵)
- Pashtoدولت د اسلام د سپېڅلي دين د حكمونو او ملي فرهنگ پر بنسټ او له علمي اصولو سره سم، واحد تعليمي نصاب طرح او تطبيقوي او د ښوونځيو د ديني مضمونونو نصاب په افغانستان كې د شتو اسلامي مذهبونو پر بنسټ تدوينوي. (۴۵ ماده)
Education
Norway
- EnglishEveryone has the right to education. Children have the right to receive basic education. The education shall safeguard the individual's abilities and needs, and promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
The authorities of the state shall ensure access to upper secondary education and equal opportunities for higher education on the basis of qualifications. (Art. 109) - NorwegianEnhver har rett til utdannelse. Barn har rett til å motta grunnleggende opplæring. Opplæringen skal ivareta den enkeltes evner og behov og fremme respekt for demokratiet, rettsstaten og menneskerettighetene.
Statens myndigheter skal sikre adgang til videregående opplæring og like muligheter til høyere utdannelse på grunnlag av kvalifikasjoner. (§ 109)
Education
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. Spouses or cohabitants have the duty, in equal conditions and by common effort, to attend to the maintenance and responsibility of the home, and to the education and development of the children while they are minors or have some disability.
… (Art. 64) - SpanishI. Los cónyuges o convivientes tienen el deber de atender, en igualdad de condiciones y mediante el esfuerzo común, el mantenimiento y responsabilidad del hogar, la educación y formación integral de las hijas e hijos mientras sean menores o tengan alguna discapacidad.
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Education
China
- EnglishCitizens of the People’s Republic of China have the duty as well as the right to receive education.
The state promotes the all-round moral, intellectual and physical development of children and young people. (Art. 46) - Chinese中华人民共和国公民有受教育的权利和义务。
国家培养青年、少年、儿童在品德、智力、体质等方面全面发展。 (第四十六条)