WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does the constitution explicitly guarantee citizens’ right to secondary education?

Right to secondary education means the constitution explicitly mentions a right to secondary education, a right to education at all levels, or a right to education for at least 11 years or until at least age 16. These provisions may be a general right or provisions specifying secondary education is free or compulsory.

No specific provision means that the constitution does not explicitly mention the right to secondary education for all citizens. This does not mean that the constitution denies the right to secondary education, but that it does not explicitly include this right. If the right to secondary 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 secondary 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 secondary education or will provide free secondary education within five years.

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

Countries

Andorra - No specific provision

Angola - No specific provision

Antigua and Barbuda - No specific provision

Australia - No specific provision

Austria - No specific provision

Bahamas - No specific provision

Bahrain - No specific provision

Bangladesh - No specific provision

Barbados - No specific provision

Belgium - No specific provision

Belize - No specific provision

Bhutan - No specific provision

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No specific provision

Botswana - No specific provision

Brunei - No specific provision

Burkina Faso - No specific provision

Burundi - No specific provision

Canada - No specific provision

Cabo Verde - No specific provision

Chad - No specific provision

Colombia - No specific provision

Comoros - No specific provision

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No specific provision

Costa Rica - No specific provision

Cote d'Ivoire - No specific provision

Croatia - No specific provision

Cyprus - No specific provision

Denmark - No specific provision

Djibouti - No specific provision

Dominica - No specific provision

Equatorial Guinea - No specific provision

Eritrea - No specific provision

Ethiopia - No specific provision

Finland - No specific provision

Gabon - No specific provision

Germany - No specific provision

Greenland - No specific provision

Grenada - No specific provision

Haiti - No specific provision

Iceland - No specific provision

India - No specific provision

Indonesia - No specific provision

Ireland - No specific provision

Israel - No specific provision

Italy - No specific provision

Jamaica - No specific provision

Japan - No specific provision

Jordan - No specific provision

Kenya - No specific provision

Kiribati - No specific provision

Republic of Korea - No specific provision

Kuwait - No specific provision

Laos - No specific provision

Lebanon - No specific provision

Liberia - No specific provision

Libya - No specific provision

Liechtenstein - No specific provision

North Macedonia - No specific provision

Malaysia - No specific provision

Malta - No specific provision

Marshall Islands - No specific provision

Mauritania - No specific provision

Mauritius - No specific provision

Micronesia, Federated States of - No specific provision

Mongolia - No specific provision

Montenegro - No specific provision

Morocco - No specific provision

Mozambique - No specific provision

Myanmar - No specific provision

Namibia - No specific provision

Nauru - No specific provision

The Netherlands - No specific provision

New Zealand - No specific provision

Nicaragua - No specific provision

Niger - No specific provision

Oman - No specific provision

Papua New Guinea - No specific provision

Qatar - No specific provision

Rwanda - No specific provision

Samoa - No specific provision

San Marino - No specific provision

Saudi Arabia - No specific provision

Senegal - No specific provision

Seychelles - No specific provision

Singapore - No specific provision

Slovenia - No specific provision

Solomon Islands - No specific provision

Spain - No specific provision

St. Kitts and Nevis - No specific provision

St. Lucia - No specific provision

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No specific provision

Sudan - No specific provision

Eswatini - No specific provision

Sweden - No specific provision

Switzerland - No specific provision

Thailand - No specific provision

Timor-Leste - No specific provision

Tonga - No specific provision

Trinidad and Tobago - No specific provision

Türkiye - No specific provision

Tuvalu - No specific provision

United Kingdom - No specific provision

United States of America - No specific provision

Vanuatu - No specific provision

Yemen - No specific provision

Zambia - No specific provision

Argentina - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Benin - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Brazil - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

China - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

The Gambia - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Ghana - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Guinea-Bissau - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Lesotho - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Malawi - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Nigeria - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Paraguay - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Portugal - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Sao Tome and Principe - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Sierra Leone - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

South Africa - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

South Sudan - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Sri Lanka - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Suriname - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Tanzania - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Togo - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Uganda - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Vietnam - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Zimbabwe - Aspirational or to be progressively realized

Afghanistan - Guaranteed

Albania - Guaranteed

Algeria - Guaranteed

Armenia - Guaranteed

Azerbaijan - Guaranteed

Belarus - Guaranteed

Bolivia - Guaranteed

Bulgaria - Guaranteed

Cambodia - Guaranteed

Cameroon - Guaranteed

Central African Republic - Guaranteed

Chile - Guaranteed

Republic of the Congo - Guaranteed

Cuba - Guaranteed

Czech Republic - Guaranteed

Dominican Republic - Guaranteed

Ecuador - Guaranteed

Egypt - Guaranteed

El Salvador - Guaranteed

Estonia - Guaranteed

Fiji - Guaranteed

France - Guaranteed

Georgia - Guaranteed

Greece - Guaranteed

Guatemala - Guaranteed

Guinea - Guaranteed

Guyana - Guaranteed

Honduras - Guaranteed

Hungary - Guaranteed

Iran - Guaranteed

Iraq - Guaranteed

Kazakhstan - Guaranteed

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Guaranteed

Kyrgyzstan - Guaranteed

Latvia - Guaranteed

Lithuania - Guaranteed

Luxembourg - Guaranteed

Madagascar - Guaranteed

Maldives - Guaranteed

Mali - Guaranteed

Mexico - Guaranteed

Moldova - Guaranteed

Monaco - Guaranteed

Nepal - Guaranteed

Norway - Guaranteed

Pakistan - Guaranteed

Palau - Guaranteed

Panama - Guaranteed

Peru - Guaranteed

The Philippines - Guaranteed

Poland - Guaranteed

Romania - Guaranteed

Russian Federation - Guaranteed

Serbia - Guaranteed

Slovakia - Guaranteed

Somalia - Guaranteed

Syria - Guaranteed

Tajikistan - Guaranteed

Tunisia - Guaranteed

Turkmenistan - Guaranteed

Ukraine - Guaranteed

United Arab Emirates - Guaranteed

Uruguay - Guaranteed

Uzbekistan - Guaranteed

Venezuela - Guaranteed