Article 26: Article 26: Universal Universal Declaration of Human Rights Declaration of Human Rights Everyone has the right to education. Education shall

be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

RightsRightsThe education is an essential human right

The basic education is compulsory and free

All children have the right to education

TRUANCY TRUANCY The education is compulsory but there are some students who don’t go to the school. That is called: Truancy.

It is bad for three reasons: I. Student will have less skill

II. If they don´t go to class, where are they ?

III. Students that leave school too early, they will be less succesful finding a job.

This map show the age that children leave school. Children leave school later in North America and Europe.

More than100 million More than100 million children are out of children are out of school school Today, in the world, there are nearly one billion illiterate: 860 million adults, two-thirds of them women, and 104 million children are out of school, 57% of these are girls.

Africa and Asia Africa and Asia

The number of children out of school with age to attend primary amounted in 2000 to 104 million. Three-quarters of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and West Asia.

Education in Italy. Education in Italy. Education in Italy is free and compulsory from 6 to 16 years. It consists of five levels: scuola dell'infanzia, scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo grado, scuola secondaria di secondo grado y università.

Education in TurkeyEducation in Turkey

Primary education is compulsory in Turkey. The education system consists of two stages: Primary (Ilkögretim) of 8-year, Bachelor (Lise) of 3 years duration.

Education in Education in Slovenia Slovenia Preschool isn´t mandatory, then from six years of age attend primary school, which is divided into three periods:

Primary School, Secondary School and Upper- Secondary School

Education in Slovakia Education in Slovakia Compulsory education last 9 years: it is from 6 years to 15 years.

Is divided into three periods:

Primary School, Secondary School and Upper- Secondary School.

Education in Spain Education in Spain

It is a constitutional right of citizens and is compulsory and free up to 16 years of age.

Now, we are going to see a chart.

Age Grade

172º upper- secondary school

161º upper- secondary school

154º lower- secondary school

143º lower- secondary school

132º lower- secondary school

121º lower- secondary school

11 6º primary school

10 5º primary school

9 4º primary school

8 3º primary school

7 2º primary school

6 1º primary school

5 preschool

4 preschool

3 preschool

Name: Amanda

Pérez Melián AND

Alejandro Álvarez

Bautista

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