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children homes in all regions and even in remote areas. The
educational system in the Jamhirya consists of three stages,
namely:
- Basic education: extending for 9 years for age category (6 -15
years); it is compulsory and free;
- Intermediate education (Secondary): extending for 3 years; it is
also free but not compulsory;
- Higher education: universities and higher institutes. It is made
available to all, males and females, on the basis of individual
efficiency and capacity of students;
The Great Jamhirya has outperformed in the area of education in
its different stages: basic, intermediate and higher. Its
accomplishments are reflected in the growing number of
students, teachers, schools, centers, institutes and universities
spreading in all cities and villages, to say the least of large
numbers of graduates in all specializations alongside noticeable
reduction in illiteracy rates among Libyan citizens and
obliteration of discrimination between men and women in terms
of education and learning.
* Right to health care: Several legal provisions were introduced
to this effect. Health Law no 106 for 1973 stipulates in Article
1 that "Health and medical care is an established right for
citizens that is guaranteed by the State ". There is also the
Social Security Law for 1980 as well as codes on handicapped
care. The Law on Child Protection was issued to confirm
"child right to free vaccination", stipulating that "failure to do
so shall be deemed a criminal act" (Article 5).
* Right to social security: The legislator issued Social Security
Law no 13 for 1980 as a forward-looking step along the track
of substantiating the idea of interdependence and solidarity. It
stresses in Article 1 that "Social security shall be the right of
all citizens as guaranteed by the society." It involves social
care and guidance for children with no guardian, people with
special needs and cases of aberrant juvenile delinquents. This
approach is entrenched in the Freedom Promotion Act citing in