Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 24 October 1979
Relevant Provisions
(…)
Chapter I - General principles
Art.3
(…) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has the duty of directing all its resources to the following goals:
3. Free education and physical training for everyone at all levels, and the facilitation and expansion of higher education.
Art.13
Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian Iranians are the only recognized religious minorities, who, within the limits of the law, are free to perform their religious rites and ceremonies, and to act according to their own canon in matters of personal affairs and religious education.
Chapter II - The official language, script, calendar, and flag of the country
Art.15
The official language and script of Iran (…) is Persian. (…) However, the use of regional and tribal languages in the press and mass media, as well as for teaching of their literature in schools, is allowed in addition to Persian
Art.16
Since the language of the Qur'an and Islamic texts and teachings is Arabic, and since Persian literature is thoroughly permeated by this language, it must be taught after elementary level, in all classes of secondary school and in all areas of study.
Chapter III - The rights of the people
Art.30
The government must provide all citizens with free education up to secondary school, and must expand free higher education to the extent required by the country for attaining self-sufficiency.
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