Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 28 April 1992
Relevant Provisions
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Chapter V - Fundamental human rights and freedoms
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Art.21
(1) All persons shall have the right to:
b) Freedom of thought, conscience and belief, which shall include academic freedom.
Art.25
(1) All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and with a view to achieving the full realization of that right -
(a) Basic education shall be free, compulsory and available to all;
(b) Secondary education in its forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education;
(c) Higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education;
(d) Functional literacy shall be encouraged or intensified as far as possible;
(e) The development of a system of schools with adequate facilities at all levels shall be actively pursued.
(2) Every person shall have the right, at his own expense, to establish and maintain a private school or schools at all levels and of such categories and in accordance with such conditions as may be provided by law.
Art.28
(2) Every child has the right to be protected from engaging in work that constitutes a threat to his health, education or development.
(4) No child shall be deprived by any other person of medical treatment, education or any other social or economic benefit by reason only of religious or other beliefs.
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Chapter VI - The directive principles of state policy
Art. 38 - Educational objectives
(1) The State shall provide educational facilities at all levels and in all regions of Ghana, and shall, to the greatest extent feasible, make those facilities available to all citizens.
(2) The Government shall (…) draw up a program for implementation within the following ten years, for the provision of free, compulsory and universal basic education.
(3) The State shall, subject to the availability of resources, provide:
(a) Equal and balanced access to secondary and other appropriate pre-university education, equal access to university or equivalent education, with emphasis on science and technology,
(b) A free adult literacy program, and a free vocational training, rehabilitation and resettlement of disabled persons, and life-long education.
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