WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does the constitution explicitly guarantee citizens' right to some aspect of education?

Some aspect of citizens’ right to education include a general right to education or a specific right to primary education in the following areas: right to education, right to free education, right to compulsory education, or the right to education at all levels.

No specific provision means that the constitution does not explicitly mention any aspect of the right to education for all citizens. This does not mean that the constitution denies the right to education, but that it does not explicitly include this right. If the right to education is only guaranteed to specific groups of people, the country will appear as not having a relevant provision on this map.

Aspirational or to be progressively realized means that the constitution protects the right to education, but does not use language strong enough to be considered a guarantee, or specifies that the right will be realized progressively or within a certain time period. For example, constitutions in this category might state that the country aims to protect the right to education or will provide free primary education within five years.

Guaranteed right means that the constitution protects the right to education in authoritative language. For example, constitutions in this category might guarantee citizens’ right to education or make it the State’s responsibility to provide free and compulsory primary education.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No specific provision

Australia - No specific provision

Barbados - No specific provision

Brunei - No specific provision

Bahamas - No specific provision

Botswana - No specific provision

Canada - No specific provision

Germany - No specific provision

Djibouti - No specific provision

Dominica - No specific provision

Grenada - No specific provision

Guinea - No specific provision

Israel - No specific provision

Kiribati - No specific provision

St. Kitts and Nevis - No specific provision

Lebanon - No specific provision

St. Lucia - No specific provision

Liberia - No specific provision

Mauritania - No specific provision

Mauritius - No specific provision

Malaysia - No specific provision

Nauru - No specific provision

New Zealand - No specific provision

Papua New Guinea - No specific provision

Solomon Islands - No specific provision

Singapore - No specific provision

Tonga - No specific provision

Trinidad and Tobago - No specific provision

Tuvalu - No specific provision

United States of America - No specific provision

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No specific provision

Vanuatu - No specific provision

Samoa - No specific provision

Zambia - No specific provision

Bangladesh - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Bhutan - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Belize - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Eritrea - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Ethiopia - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Sri Lanka - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Lesotho - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Malta - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Nigeria - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Sierra Leone - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Eswatini - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Tanzania - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Andorra - Guaranteed

United Arab Emirates - Guaranteed

Afghanistan - Guaranteed

Albania - Guaranteed

Armenia - Guaranteed

Angola - Guaranteed

Argentina - Guaranteed

Austria - Guaranteed

Azerbaijan - Guaranteed

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guaranteed

Belgium - Guaranteed

Burkina Faso - Guaranteed

Bulgaria - Guaranteed

Bahrain - Guaranteed

Burundi - Guaranteed

Benin - Guaranteed

Bolivia - Guaranteed

Brazil - Guaranteed

Belarus - Guaranteed

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Guaranteed

Central African Republic - Guaranteed

Republic of the Congo - Guaranteed

Switzerland - Guaranteed

Cote d'Ivoire - Guaranteed

Chile - Guaranteed

Cameroon - Guaranteed

China - Guaranteed

Colombia - Guaranteed

Costa Rica - Guaranteed

Cuba - Guaranteed

Cabo Verde - Guaranteed

Cyprus - Guaranteed

Czech Republic - Guaranteed

Denmark - Guaranteed

Dominican Republic - Guaranteed

Algeria - Guaranteed

Ecuador - Guaranteed

Estonia - Guaranteed

Egypt - Guaranteed

Spain - Guaranteed

Finland - Guaranteed

Fiji - Guaranteed

Micronesia, Federated States of - Guaranteed

France - Guaranteed

Gabon - Guaranteed

United Kingdom - Guaranteed

Georgia - Guaranteed

Ghana - Guaranteed

Greenland - Guaranteed

The Gambia - Guaranteed

Equatorial Guinea - Guaranteed

Greece - Guaranteed

Guatemala - Guaranteed

Guinea-Bissau - Guaranteed

Guyana - Guaranteed

Honduras - Guaranteed

Croatia - Guaranteed

Haiti - Guaranteed

Hungary - Guaranteed

Indonesia - Guaranteed

Ireland - Guaranteed

India - Guaranteed

Iraq - Guaranteed

Iran - Guaranteed

Iceland - Guaranteed

Italy - Guaranteed

Jamaica - Guaranteed

Jordan - Guaranteed

Japan - Guaranteed

Kenya - Guaranteed

Kyrgyzstan - Guaranteed

Cambodia - Guaranteed

Comoros - Guaranteed

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Guaranteed

Republic of Korea - Guaranteed

Kuwait - Guaranteed

Kazakhstan - Guaranteed

Laos - Guaranteed

Liechtenstein - Guaranteed

Lithuania - Guaranteed

Luxembourg - Guaranteed

Latvia - Guaranteed

Libya - Guaranteed

Morocco - Guaranteed

Monaco - Guaranteed

Moldova - Guaranteed

Montenegro - Guaranteed

Madagascar - Guaranteed

Marshall Islands - Guaranteed

North Macedonia - Guaranteed

Mali - Guaranteed

Myanmar - Guaranteed

Mongolia - Guaranteed

Maldives - Guaranteed

Malawi - Guaranteed

Mexico - Guaranteed

Mozambique - Guaranteed

Namibia - Guaranteed

Niger - Guaranteed

Nicaragua - Guaranteed

The Netherlands - Guaranteed

Norway - Guaranteed

Nepal - Guaranteed

Oman - Guaranteed

Panama - Guaranteed

Peru - Guaranteed

The Philippines - Guaranteed

Pakistan - Guaranteed

Poland - Guaranteed

Portugal - Guaranteed

Palau - Guaranteed

Paraguay - Guaranteed

Qatar - Guaranteed

Romania - Guaranteed

Serbia - Guaranteed

Russian Federation - Guaranteed

Rwanda - Guaranteed

Saudi Arabia - Guaranteed

Seychelles - Guaranteed

Sudan - Guaranteed

Sweden - Guaranteed

Slovenia - Guaranteed

Slovakia - Guaranteed

San Marino - Guaranteed

Senegal - Guaranteed

Somalia - Guaranteed

Suriname - Guaranteed

South Sudan - Guaranteed

Sao Tome and Principe - Guaranteed

El Salvador - Guaranteed

Syria - Guaranteed

Chad - Guaranteed

Togo - Guaranteed

Thailand - Guaranteed

Tajikistan - Guaranteed

Timor-Leste - Guaranteed

Turkmenistan - Guaranteed

Tunisia - Guaranteed

Türkiye - Guaranteed

Ukraine - Guaranteed

Uganda - Guaranteed

Uruguay - Guaranteed

Uzbekistan - Guaranteed

Venezuela - Guaranteed

Vietnam - Guaranteed

Yemen - Guaranteed

South Africa - Guaranteed

Zimbabwe - Guaranteed