In addition to those three types of education, the education system includes initial education, special education and adult education.

Basic education comprises three levels pre school, primary and secondary.

In the field of education, Paraguay has significantly reduced illiteracy and increased school enrolment, and will continue to reduce the deficit in and improve the quality of basic and primary education.

42. The Education Department continues to be in charge of public education in Gibraltar.

Education ensuring universal primary, expanded secondary and higher education

Primary education curricula, teacher training and inspection of teachers

Both primary and secondary education are free of charge.

(b) The elimination of gender disparity in primary and secondary education requires an improvement in access, continuity, quality, and management of women's education at all levels with cultural relevance.

Article 3 of the Constitution establishes that pre school, primary and secondary education are compulsory.

The Education Department continues to be in charge of public education in Gibraltar.

Emphasis on the right to and the quality of primary education

The establishment of the Department for Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity (SECAD), in 2004, within the Ministry of Education.

Current educational system The Law On Education, currently in force, provides the following levels of education pre school education, primary education secondary education higher education.

The quality and relevance of primary education continue to be major challenges.

The local education authorities are responsible for initial, basic and special education and teacher training, as well as further training, upgrading and refresher courses for basic education teachers.

Tabulated Department for Institutional Development and Articulation Department for Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity Ministry of Education (DDAI SECAD MEC)

The Agency's three education science faculties in Jordan and the West Bank continued to provide pre service training leading to the first level university degree in education.

In parallel with primary education, primary education in art music and ballet can be obtained.

The activity of primary education includes the upbringing and education of students of normal physical and mental development, and of students with disturbed psychological and or physical development, primary musical education, additional education of particularly gifted students, and primary education of adults (this is also the response to the fourth question).

Primary education is compulsory and free.

Main educational indicators in indigenous primary education

General education establishments of primary education, establishments of general secondary education, establishment of special education (information of the CSD)

SECAD Secretaria de Educação Continuada, Alfabetização e Diversidade the Department for Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity

beginning vocational, secondary vocational, higher vocational education

Primary schools upgraded to elementary level especially for girls in far flung areas and under developed districts.

The ratio of those who have completed primary education and have continued their education in secondary schools is a comparatively high and stable one

Primary education was mandatory and education was the task of the State and territorial communities, which must provide accessible free education for all.

In accordance with the Satversme primary education is compulsory.

Pupils who continue in secondary schools after completing their primary education (in percentage)

Elementary and preparatory schooling

(primary and secondary)

Primary 17.1 17.6 18.8 12.2 37.0 42.9 25.2 26.0 1.9 1.3

Completed primary

The Law On General Education provides that the acquisition of primary education starts in the calendar year when the child reaches the age of 7.

Pre school education In accordance with the Law On Education pre school education is the level of education where the versatile development of a child takes place, health is strengthened and the child is prepared for primary education.

342. The Danish Folkeskole is a comprehensive school which includes the entire period of compulsory schooling, i.e. both primary and lower secondary education.

In accordance with the Law On General Education of 10 June 1999, in Latvia primary education may be acquired at an educational establishment (an establishment of primary education, an establishment of secondary education, an establishment of vocational education or a special educational establishment shift school, a boarding school, an establishment or a class of social or pedagogical correction) where primary educational programmes are implemented.

Educational establishments implementing programmes of primary education shall not organise entrance examinations for any of the grades of primary education.

From the standpoint of education, the most numerous group are people with primary education (52.2 per cent) followed by those with basic vocational education (19.8 per cent) and incomplete primary education (17.8 per cent).

i. Primary and secondary education

23. Elementary and preparatory schooling.

132. Elementary and preparatory schooling.

151. Elementary and preparatory schooling.

185. Elementary and preparatory schooling.

206. Elementary and preparatory schooling.