Art. 31 · Part 3
Right to Education
शिक्षाको हक
Original Text
Every citizen shall have the right to free basic education. Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the secondary level.
💡 Plain Language Explanation
Basic education (up to grade 8) is FREE and compulsory. Secondary school (up to grade 12) is also FREE. The state must provide schools. Nepali communities can open schools in their own language.
🇳🇵 नेपाली व्याख्या
आधारभूत तहसम्म निःशुल्क र अनिवार्य, माध्यमिक तहसम्म निःशुल्क शिक्षाको हक।
✅ Strengths
Constitutional mandate for free education - dramatically expanded school access since 2015.
⚠️ Concerns
Quality of public schools remains very low. 1.5 million children still out of school due to poverty.