United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26)

“Everyone has the right to education. Education shall

be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental

stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory..”

United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the

Child (Article 28) :

“1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to

education, and with a view to achieving this right

progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity,

they shall, in particular:

(a) Make primary education compulsory and

available free to all;

(b) Encourage the development of different forms of

secondary education, including general and

vocational education, make them available and

accessible to every child, and take appropriate

measures such as the introduction of free education

and offering nancial assistance in case of need;

(c) Make higher education accessible to all on the

basis of capacity by every appropriate means;

(d) Make educational and vocational information and

guidance available and accessible to all children;

(e) Take measures to encourage regular attendance

at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates.”

A recently completed study from 50

countries established that every extra year of

schooling provided to the whole population can

increase average annual GDP growth by 0.37%.

In low-income countries, an additional year of

education adds about 10% to a person's income on average.