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Is discrimination based on sexual orientation prohibited in education?

No prohibition means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit sexual orientation-based discrimination broadly, specifically in admissions or access to education, or in an education setting. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at gender discrimination in education, but does not address sexual orientation. In some countries, these provisions have been interpreted to cover sexual orientation through case law or regulations.

Broadly prohibited, not specific to education means that national constitutions prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, but not in legislation related to education.

Prohibited in education means that legislation explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in education.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Cape Verde - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Iran, Islamic Republic of - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Liberia - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Naoero - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Sao Tome / Principe - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent / Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan, the - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tanzania, United Republic of - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Algeria - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Angola - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Argentina - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Armenia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Azerbaijan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Belarus - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Benin - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Bhutan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Botswana - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Burkina Faso - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Burundi - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Chad - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

China - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Congo, Republic of the Congo - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Costa Rica - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Cote d'Ivoire - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Djibouti - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Dominican Republic - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Egypt - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Gabon - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Gambia, the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Guatemala - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Guinea-Bissau - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Honduras - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

India - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Indonesia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Italy - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Japan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Kazakhstan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Kenya - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Kiribati - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Korea, Republic of - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Kyrgyzstan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Laos - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Latvia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Lesotho - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Malawi - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Maldives - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Mali - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Marshall Islands - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Mauritania - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Mongolia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Morocco - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Mozambique - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Namibia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Nepal - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Nicaragua - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Niger - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Nigeria - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Oman - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Panama - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Paraguay - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Philippines, the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Russian Federation - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

San Marino - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Saudi Arabia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Senegal - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Sierra Leone - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

South Sudan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Sri Lanka - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Eswatini - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Tajikistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Togo - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Trinidad and Tobago - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Tunisia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Turkiye - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Turkmenistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Uganda - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Ukraine - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

United Arab Emirates - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

United States of America - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Uzbekistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Vanuatu - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Vietnam - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Zambia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Zimbabwe - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically sexual orientation

Albania - Prohibited in education

Andorra - Prohibited in education

Australia - Prohibited in education

Belgium - Prohibited in education

Bolivia - Prohibited in education

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Prohibited in education

Brazil - Prohibited in education

Bulgaria - Prohibited in education

Chile - Prohibited in education

Colombia - Prohibited in education

Croatia - Prohibited in education

Cuba - Prohibited in education

Czech Republic - Prohibited in education

Denmark - Prohibited in education

Ecuador - Prohibited in education

El Salvador - Prohibited in education

Estonia - Prohibited in education

Fiji - Prohibited in education

Finland - Prohibited in education

France - Prohibited in education

Georgia - Prohibited in education

Germany - Prohibited in education

Greenland - Prohibited in education

Hungary - Prohibited in education

Iceland - Prohibited in education

Ireland - Prohibited in education

Israel - Prohibited in education

Lithuania - Prohibited in education

Luxembourg - Prohibited in education

North Macedonia - Prohibited in education

Malta - Prohibited in education

Mauritius - Prohibited in education

Mexico - Prohibited in education

Moldova, Republic of - Prohibited in education

Montenegro - Prohibited in education

Netherlands, the - Prohibited in education

New Zealand - Prohibited in education

Norway - Prohibited in education

Peru - Prohibited in education

Poland - Prohibited in education

Portugal - Prohibited in education

Romania - Prohibited in education

Serbia - Prohibited in education

Slovakia - Prohibited in education

Slovenia - Prohibited in education

South Africa - Prohibited in education

Spain - Prohibited in education

Suriname - Prohibited in education

Sweden - Prohibited in education

Timor-Leste - Prohibited in education

United Kingdom - Prohibited in education

Uruguay - Prohibited in education

Venezuela - Prohibited in education