My country is a place of various ethnicities with a variety of cultures.
Convergence and peaceful coexistence of the ethnicities residing in this land
is the fundamental advantage and characteristic of Iran in the region. In light
of the above, ethnicity, race etc doesn’t eventuate in superiority or privileges.
Consequently, discriminatory approach has no effect on the laws, regulations
or the existing policy-making processes of the country.
Under the existing laws, all students irrespective of their race, language,
ethnicity and nationality are equally entitled to educational facilities in the
country.
In this respect the Islamic Reublic of Iran's Constitution stipulates that the
government is obliged to provide free educational facilities for the whole
nation until the end of the secondary school and extend free higher education
to the extent that the country meets its own needs. In view of the principles
of the Constitution of I.R. Iran (Article 30) which ensures equal access for all
to education, all the decisions are based on the principles of equality and
justice.
In this regard Ministry of Education is responsible for eradication of illiteracy
through formal and informal means for expansion of basic education through
involvement of community in order to prepare and pave the way for
development and promotion of human rights of all Iranians.
It is worth mentioning that two decades of successful experiences by
Iranian Literacy Movement which is considered as a governmental