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Is discrimination based on gender identity prohibited in education?

No prohibition means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit gender identity-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 gender identity 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 gender identity through case law or regulations.

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

Prohibited in education means that legislation explicitly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity 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

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

Suriname - 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 gender identity

Angola - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Argentina - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Armenia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Azerbaijan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Belarus - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Benin - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Bhutan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Botswana - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Brazil - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Burkina Faso - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Burundi - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Chad - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

China - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Colombia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Congo, Republic of the Congo - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Costa Rica - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Cote d'Ivoire - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Djibouti - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Dominican Republic - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Egypt - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

El Salvador - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Estonia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Gabon - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Gambia, the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Georgia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Germany - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Guatemala - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Guinea-Bissau - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Honduras - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Hungary - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Iceland - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Indonesia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Ireland - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Italy - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Japan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Kazakhstan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Kenya - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Kiribati - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Korea, Republic of - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Kyrgyzstan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Laos - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Latvia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Lesotho - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Lithuania - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Luxembourg - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Malawi - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Maldives - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Mali - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Marshall Islands - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Mauritania - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Mauritius - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Mongolia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Morocco - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Mozambique - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Namibia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Nepal - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

New Zealand - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Nicaragua - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Niger - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Nigeria - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Oman - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Panama - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Paraguay - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Philippines, the - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Poland - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Romania - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Russian Federation - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

San Marino - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Saudi Arabia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Senegal - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Sierra Leone - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

South Africa - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

South Sudan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Sri Lanka - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Eswatini - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Tajikistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Timor-Leste - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Togo - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Trinidad and Tobago - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Tunisia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Turkiye - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Turkmenistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Uganda - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Ukraine - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

United Arab Emirates - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

United States of America - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Uzbekistan - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Vanuatu - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Vietnam - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Zambia - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Zimbabwe - Gender discrimination prohibited, but not specifically gender identity

Fiji - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

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

Bulgaria - Prohibited in education

Chile - Prohibited in education

Croatia - Prohibited in education

Cuba - Prohibited in education

Czech Republic - Prohibited in education

Denmark - Prohibited in education

Ecuador - Prohibited in education

Finland - Prohibited in education

France - Prohibited in education

Greenland - Prohibited in education

India - Prohibited in education

Israel - Prohibited in education

North Macedonia - Prohibited in education

Malta - Prohibited in education

Mexico - Prohibited in education

Moldova, Republic of - Prohibited in education

Montenegro - Prohibited in education

Netherlands, the - Prohibited in education

Norway - Prohibited in education

Pakistan - Prohibited in education

Peru - Prohibited in education

Portugal - Prohibited in education

Serbia - Prohibited in education

Slovakia - Prohibited in education

Slovenia - Prohibited in education

Spain - Prohibited in education

Sweden - Prohibited in education

United Kingdom - Prohibited in education

Uruguay - Prohibited in education

Venezuela - Prohibited in education