constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 16:56 Article 24 • Compulsory education • Free education • Free education   1.   2.   3.   4.   5. Education is the primordial duty of the State. Every citizen has the right to primary education, which is obligatory, free, and guaranteed. The extent of gratuity of education is established by law. The State guarantees to every person, private entity or religious community, legally constituted, the right to found schools, provided that they are subject to the official pedagogical plan. Official education permits the free election of the religious formation program, based on the freedom of conscience and religion protected by this Fundamental Law. The officially recognized education cannot be oriented to program or propagate an ideological or partisan tendency. Article 25 The State supports responsible paternity and the appropriate education to promote the family. • Right to work • Duty to work Article 26   1.   2. • Right to establish a business • Right to competitive marketplace Work is a right and social duty. The State recognizes its constructive role in improving the well-being and the development of its national wealth. The State promotes the economical and social conditions to eradicate poverty, misery and ensures to all the citizens of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea with equality the possibilities of a useful occupation that allows them not to be threatened by necessity. The law will define the conditions for the exercise of this right. Article 27   1.   2.   3. Equatorial Guinea 1991 (rev. 2012) The economic system of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea is based on the principle of free markets and free enterprise. The law regulates the exercise of these freedoms in accordance with the requirements of economic and social development. The State protects, guarantees, and controls the investment of foreign capital that contributes to the development of the State. Page 10