Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 11 August 1998
Relevant Provisions
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Title III - Of rights, guarantees and duties
Chapter IV - Of economic, social and cultural rights
Fifth Section - Of vulnerable groups
Art.49
Children and adolescents have all the shared rights of human beings, in addition to those rights specific to their age. The State shall assure and guarantee their right (…) to education and culture, to sports and recreation, (…).
Art.53
The State shall establish measures that guarantee to persons with a disability, the use of property and services, especially in the areas of health, education, training, work, (…).
Eighth Section - Of education
Art.66
Education is a right of persons that cannot be renounced, it is an inexcusable duty of the State, society and the family; an area of priority in public investment, a requirement of national development and a guarantee of social equity. The State has the responsibility of defining and executing policies that allow these goals to be reached.
The State guarantees education for persons with disabilities.
Art.67
Public education shall be secular in all levels; obligatory until the basic level, and free of charge until high school or its equivalent. In public establishments services of a social character shall be offered without cost to those who need them. Students in a situation of extreme poverty shall receive specific subsidies.
The State guarantees liberty of instruction and learning; it rejects all types of discrimination; it recognizes the right of parents to choose an education in agreement with their principles and beliefs for their children; it prohibits propaganda and political proselytism on school grounds; it promotes equality of gender, and promotes coeducation.
The State shall create permanent education plans and programs to eradicate illiteracy and on a priority basis strengthen education in rural and border zones.
Private education is guaranteed.
Art.69
The State guarantees an intercultural and bilingual educational system in which the principal language of the respective culture is used.
Art.71
In the general budget of the State, not less than thirty percent (30%) of the normal total revenue of the central government will be assigned to education and the eradication of illiteracy.
Art.75
The private and public universities and polytechnical schools shall be nonprofit autonomous juridical persons governed by the law and by its statutes, approved by the National Council of Higher Education.
Art.77
The State shall guarantee equal opportunity to access higher education. No person may be deprived of access to it due to economic reasons; to that effect, the entities of higher education shall establish loan and scholarship programs.
Art.78
To assure completion of the goals and functions of the state institutions of higher education, the State guarantees their financing and shall increase their patrimony.
For their part, the universities and polytechnical schools shall create complementary sources of income and systems of contribution.
Chapter V - Of collective rights
First Section - Of indigenous and black or Afro-Ecuadoran peoples
Art.84
The State recognizes and guarantees to the indigenous peoples the following collective rights (…):
11. The right to receive a quality education, and to have a system of bilingual intercultural education.
Chapter VII - Of duties and responsibilities
Art.97
All citizens have the following duties and responsibilities (…):
Study and train oneself.
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