What type of right to secondary education does the constitution guarantee for girls?

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What type of right to secondary education does the constitution guarantee for girls?This map shows whether a country’s constitution grants citizens a right to free and compulsory secondary education.

Map reflects constitutions in place as of May 2014

Right to secondary education means the constitution explicitly mentions a right to secondary education, education for at least 11 years, or education until children have reached the age of 16.

No relevant provision means that the constitution does not explicitly guarantee either a right to secondary education for girls or a right to free secondary education for citizens. This does not mean that the constitution denies girls the right to secondary education or free secondary education, but that it does not explicitly include either of these rights. If the right to secondary education is only guaranteed universally and there are no specific provisions to encourage girls’ enrollment either by protecting them from discrimination or ensuring that secondary education is free, the country will appear as not having a relevant provision.

Aspirational free means that the constitution protects the right to free secondary education, but does not use language strong enough to be considered a guarantee. For example, constitutions in this category might state that the country intends to provide free secondary education.

Guaranteed right to secondary for girls, but not free means that the constitution guarantees the right to secondary education for girls or protects against gender discrimination in education in authoritative language. However, constitutions in this category do not guarantee that education is free which may limit girls’ ability to attend school.

Guaranteed free to citizens means that the constitution guarantees the right to free secondary education to all children or specifically to girls, in authoritative language. However, constitutions in this category do not guarantee that secondary education is compulsory.

Guaranteed free and compulsory to citizens means that the constitution guarantees both the right to free and the right to compulsory secondary education in authoritative language to all children or specifically to girls.

Countries

Kiribati - Not mentioned

Slovenia - Not mentioned

Republic of Korea - Not mentioned

Kenya - Not mentioned

Solomon Islands - Not mentioned

Japan - Not mentioned

Jordan - Not mentioned

Kuwait - Not mentioned

Singapore - Not mentioned

Libya - Not mentioned

Liechtenstein - Not mentioned

Liberia - Not mentioned

Seychelles - Not mentioned

Laos - Not mentioned

Lebanon - Not mentioned

Jamaica - Not mentioned

Italy - Not mentioned

St. Kitts and Nevis - Not mentioned

Haiti - Not mentioned

Sri Lanka - Not mentioned

Guinea-Bissau - Not mentioned

Guinea - Not mentioned

Grenada - Not mentioned

Guatemala - Not mentioned

Spain - Not mentioned

Iceland - Not mentioned

Ireland - Not mentioned

Israel - Not mentioned

South Africa - Not mentioned

South Sudan - Not mentioned

India - Not mentioned

Indonesia - Not mentioned

Saudi Arabia - Not mentioned

Sao Tome and Principe - Not mentioned

Nauru - Not mentioned

Nepal - Not mentioned

The Netherlands - Not mentioned

Namibia - Not mentioned

Myanmar - Not mentioned

Morocco - Not mentioned

Mozambique - Not mentioned

New Zealand - Not mentioned

Russian Federation - Not mentioned

Qatar - Not mentioned

Paraguay - Not mentioned

Oman - Not mentioned

Norway - Not mentioned

Niger - Not mentioned

Romania - Not mentioned

Montenegro - Not mentioned

Mongolia - Not mentioned

San Marino - Not mentioned

Mali - Not mentioned

Malaysia - Not mentioned

Malawi - Not mentioned

Macedonia - Not mentioned

Madagascar - Not mentioned

Malta - Not mentioned

Marshall Islands - Not mentioned

Moldova - Not mentioned

Rwanda - Not mentioned

Micronesia, Federated States of - Not mentioned

Samoa - Not mentioned

Mauritania - Not mentioned

Mauritius - Not mentioned

Papua New Guinea - Not mentioned

Greenland - Not mentioned

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Not mentioned

Botswana - Not mentioned

Brunei - Not mentioned

Vanuatu - Not mentioned

Bhutan - Not mentioned

Belize - Not mentioned

Benin - Not mentioned

United States of America - Not mentioned

Burkina Faso - Not mentioned

Cape Verde - Not mentioned

Tuvalu - Not mentioned

Canada - Not mentioned

Uganda - Not mentioned

Burundi - Not mentioned

United Kingdom - Not mentioned

Belgium - Not mentioned

Vietnam - Not mentioned

Antigua and Barbuda - Not mentioned

Argentina - Not mentioned

Angola - Not mentioned

Andorra - Not mentioned

Zimbabwe - Not mentioned

Algeria - Not mentioned

Zambia - Not mentioned

Australia - Not mentioned

Bangladesh - Not mentioned

Barbados - Not mentioned

Bahrain - Not mentioned

Bahamas - Not mentioned

Austria - Not mentioned

Yemen - Not mentioned

Chad - Not mentioned

Turkmenistan - Not mentioned

Equatorial Guinea - Not mentioned

Eritrea - Not mentioned

Estonia - Not mentioned

Sweden - Not mentioned

Switzerland - Not mentioned

Timor-Leste - Not mentioned

Tanzania - Not mentioned

Ethiopia - Not mentioned

Swaziland - Not mentioned

Germany - Not mentioned

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Not mentioned

Georgia - Not mentioned

Sudan - Not mentioned

Finland - Not mentioned

Gabon - Not mentioned

St. Lucia - Not mentioned

Dominica - Not mentioned

Turkey - Not mentioned

Costa Rica - Not mentioned

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Not mentioned

Comoros - Not mentioned

China - Not mentioned

Colombia - Not mentioned

Djibouti - Not mentioned

Cote d'Ivoire - Not mentioned

Trinidad and Tobago - Not mentioned

Croatia - Not mentioned

Tonga - Not mentioned

Denmark - Not mentioned

Cyprus - Not mentioned

Sierra Leone - Aspirational free

Uruguay - Aspirational free

Suriname - Aspirational free

Lesotho - Aspirational free

Panama - Aspirational free

The Gambia - Aspirational free

Fiji - Aspirational free

Nigeria - Aspirational free

Ghana - Aspirational free

Palau - Aspirational free

Egypt - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Dominican Republic - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Togo - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Cameroon - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Republic of the Congo - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Senegal - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Portugal - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Mexico - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Poland - Guaranteed to girls, but not free

Monaco - Guaranteed free

Czech Republic - Guaranteed free

Cuba - Guaranteed free

Albania - Guaranteed free

Thailand - Guaranteed free

Maldives - Guaranteed free

Syria - Guaranteed free

Nicaragua - Guaranteed free

Central African Republic - Guaranteed free

Venezuela - Guaranteed free

Belarus - Guaranteed free

Uzbekistan - Guaranteed free

Cambodia - Guaranteed free

El Salvador - Guaranteed free

United Arab Emirates - Guaranteed free

Armenia - Guaranteed free

Tajikistan - Guaranteed free

Luxembourg - Guaranteed free

Somalia - Guaranteed free

Iran - Guaranteed free

Slovakia - Guaranteed free

Kyrgyzstan - Guaranteed free

Serbia - Guaranteed free

Afghanistan - Guaranteed free

Latvia - Guaranteed free

Hungary - Guaranteed free

Iraq - Guaranteed free

Greece - Guaranteed free

The Philippines - Guaranteed free

Guyana - Guaranteed free

France - Guaranteed free

Bolivia - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Ecuador - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Lithuania - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Peru - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Azerbaijan - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Bulgaria - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Chile - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Honduras - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Pakistan - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Ukraine - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Tunisia - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Kazakhstan - Guaranteed free and compulsory

Brazil - Guaranteed free and compulsory