Right to education

Education as basic human rights is the core of UNESCO's mission and is reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and many other international human rights instruments.

The right to education is one of the key principles underpinning the "educational agenda of 2030" adopted by the international community and the sustainable development objective 4 (SDG 4). Sustainable development objective 4 is based on rights and aims to fully enjoy the right to receive education as the basis for achieving sustainable development.

However, millions of children and adults are still refused access to education, many of which are due to social, cultural and economic factors.

Education itself is one of the most powerful tools and authority for economic and social alienation of children and adults to escape from poverty and to fully participate in society.

In order to do this, there must be equal opportunities and universal access. The normative document of the United Nations and UNESCO regulates the international legal obligation to recognize and develop the rights of all people to high quality education. Member countries and the international community believe that this legal framework is important in the implementation of educational rights.

UNESCO will support each country by establishing a solid domestic law and policy framework that will build high quality education and lay the foundations and conditions of sustainability. In other words, the government must fulfill its legal and political obligations, be responsible for providing high quality education to all people, more effectively implementing and monitoring educational policies and strategies.

High quality education is human rights, but the right to education is not only the right of education but also the right of high quality education. We believe that education must be easy to use and accessible but must be accepted and adaptable. Therefore, our goal is to provide quality education to all people.

To develop an approach to education based on human rights requires a framework that includes the right to education, the right to high quality education, and respect for human rights in education. These aspects are interdependent and interrelated, and rights-based education is necessary to achieve these three aspects. Educational rights are committed to ensuring universal access to education, including taking all necessary measures to reach out to the most marginalized children. However, it is not sufficient to let children go to school, but by education individuals will achieve their economic and social goals and acquire skills, knowledge, values ​​and attitudes that bring responsible and active citizenship There is no guarantee that it can be attached.

Everyone has the right to receive education. The purpose of education includes the full development and dignity of each and every person, the ability to participate effectively in society, and the enhancement of respect for human rights. Since the degree of educational opportunities influence the enjoyment of other human rights, education itself is important, often referred to as "multiplier" human rights. Educational rights include specific requirements for different levels of education. Primary education, including consideration of direct and indirect costs related to education, must be free and mandatory for everyone. The compulsive nature of primary education prevents parents or governments from infringing on this right, thereby eliminating discrimination based on income and eliminating incentives for not participating in education.

As stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to receive education at the national level is through compulsory education or more specifically through free and mandatory primary education It can be achieved. The rights of all children in early childhood derive from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Declaration declared in Article 1: "Every human being born freely, equal in dignity and right". The declaration states that human rights are born from the birth and childhood is a period of special care and aid. Child's rights declaration in 1959 confirms that "human beings should give the best treatment to children" including education.