Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, para. 1
Paragraph
Paragraph text
(1) 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.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1948
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), A/RES/217 (III), Article 26, 1.