Equal Futures

Do countries protect pregnant girls' right to education?

Expulsion legally required means that the law mandates the removal of the pregnant student from school.

No specific prohibitions means that legislation does not address pregnant students’ continued education. It does not mean that continuing is denied.

Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy means gender discrimination is prohibited in education or nonauthoritative language on measures for pregnant students is mentioned, but legislation does not provide for authoritative guarantees for pregnant students to continue their education nor return after birth.

Guarantees right to return after birth, but not continuing during pregnancy means that a student may return after birth, but is not guaranteed the right to continue schooling during pregnancy.

Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students can include prohibition of expulsion, accommodations for pregnancy, or guarantee of non discrimination based on pregnancy.

Countries

Equatorial Guinea - Expulsion legally required

Jamaica - Expulsion legally required

Afghanistan - No specific provisions

Antigua and Barbuda - No specific provisions

Austria - No specific provisions

Bahamas - No specific provisions

Bahrain - No specific provisions

Bangladesh - No specific provisions

Belize - No specific provisions

Brunei - No specific provisions

Cambodia - No specific provisions

Cameroon - No specific provisions

Canada - No specific provisions

Comoros - No specific provisions

Cyprus - No specific provisions

Dominica - No specific provisions

Eritrea - No specific provisions

Ethiopia - No specific provisions

Ghana - No specific provisions

Greece - No specific provisions

Grenada - No specific provisions

Guyana - No specific provisions

Haiti - No specific provisions

Iran, Islamic Republic of - No specific provisions

Iraq - No specific provisions

Jordan - No specific provisions

Kuwait - No specific provisions

Lebanon - No specific provisions

Liberia - No specific provisions

Liechtenstein - No specific provisions

Madagascar - No specific provisions

Malaysia - No specific provisions

Micronesia, Federated States of - No specific provisions

Monaco - No specific provisions

Myanmar - No specific provisions

Naoero - No specific provisions

Pakistan - No specific provisions

Palau - No specific provisions

Papua New Guinea - No specific provisions

Portugal - No specific provisions

Qatar - No specific provisions

Samoa - No specific provisions

Sao Tome / Principe - No specific provisions

Seychelles - No specific provisions

Singapore - No specific provisions

Solomon Islands - No specific provisions

Somalia - No specific provisions

St. Kitts and Nevis - No specific provisions

St. Lucia - No specific provisions

St. Vincent / Grenadines - No specific provisions

Sudan, the - No specific provisions

Suriname - No specific provisions

Syria - No specific provisions

Tanzania, United Republic of - No specific provisions

Tonga - No specific provisions

Tuvalu - No specific provisions

Yemen - No specific provisions

Algeria - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Angola - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Armenia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Azerbaijan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Bhutan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Botswana - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Brazil - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Bulgaria - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Burkina Faso - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

China - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Colombia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Congo, Republic of the Congo - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Cuba - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Denmark - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Djibouti - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Egypt - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Fiji - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Georgia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Germany - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Guatemala - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Guinea-Bissau - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Iceland - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

India - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Indonesia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Italy - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Japan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Kazakhstan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Korea, Republic of - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Kyrgyzstan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Laos - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Latvia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

North Macedonia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Malawi - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Mongolia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Montenegro - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Morocco - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Mozambique - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Nepal - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Niger - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Oman - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Russian Federation - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

San Marino - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Saudi Arabia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Senegal - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Slovenia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Sri Lanka - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Eswatini - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Sweden - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Tajikistan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Timor-Leste - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Trinidad and Tobago - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Tunisia - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Turkiye - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Turkmenistan - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Uganda - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Ukraine - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

United Arab Emirates - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Vanuatu - Gender discrimination prohibited or aspirational measures for pregnancy

Central African Republic - Guarantees right to return after birth, but not continuing during pregnancy

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Guarantees right to return after birth, but not continuing during pregnancy

Lithuania - Guarantees right to return after birth, but not continuing during pregnancy

Nigeria - Guarantees right to return after birth, but not continuing during pregnancy

Albania - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Andorra - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Argentina - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Australia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Belarus - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Belgium - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Benin - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Bolivia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Cape Verde - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Chad - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Chile - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Costa Rica - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Croatia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Czech Republic - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Dominican Republic - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Ecuador - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

El Salvador - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Estonia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Finland - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

France - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Gabon - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Gambia, the - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Greenland - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Honduras - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Hungary - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Ireland - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Israel - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Kenya - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Kiribati - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Lesotho - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Luxembourg - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Maldives - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Mali - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Malta - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Marshall Islands - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Mauritania - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Mauritius - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Mexico - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Moldova, Republic of - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Namibia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Netherlands, the - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

New Zealand - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Nicaragua - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Norway - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Panama - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Paraguay - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Peru - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Philippines, the - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Poland - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Romania - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Rwanda - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Serbia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Sierra Leone - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Slovakia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

South Africa - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

South Sudan - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Spain - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Thailand - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Togo - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

United Kingdom - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

United States of America - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Uruguay - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Uzbekistan - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Venezuela - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Vietnam - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Zambia - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students

Zimbabwe - Takes at least one approach to supporting pregnant students