[geeks] education systems around the world

[Alex Feinberg]

Isn't it true that free and compulsory education is pretty much the
rule, rather than exception -- at least by law -- around the world?

    At the primary level it's a part of the UN Declaration of Human
Rights. 

    I can't find a comprehensive map, but here are good starting
points:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_education
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_education

    Thanks,
    - af

On Thursday, 23 October 2008 at 11:19:53 -0500, Michael Parson wrote:
> I just got a call from my sister, asking me if I knew how many other  
> countries provided universal (public/gov't) education to its citizens  
> like the United States does.  I'm not looking for a discussion on the  
> merits of such a system, just if they do such things in the EU, the  
> UK, Israel, Japan, etc.
> 
> -- 
> Michael Parson
> mparson at bl.org
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