A/HRC/38/32/Add.1 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education on her mission to Côte d’Ivoire* Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 3 III. Legal framework governing the right to education ....................................................................... 4 A. International obligations of Côte d’Ivoire............................................................................. 4 B. The right to education and the national legal system ............................................................ 5 The education system in Côte d’Ivoire .......................................................................................... 5 A. Preschool, primary and secondary education ........................................................................ 5 B. Technical education and vocational training ........................................................................ 7 C. Higher education ................................................................................................................... 7 D. Community participation: school management committees ................................................. 8 The four As of the right to education ............................................................................................ 8 A. Availability ........................................................................................................................... 9 B. Accessibility ......................................................................................................................... 10 C. Acceptability ......................................................................................................................... 10 D. Adaptability .......................................................................................................................... 11 Key issues concerning the education system ................................................................................. 11 A. Inclusive education ............................................................................................................... 11 B. Child and adult literacy ......................................................................................................... 12 C. Students’ academic performance .......................................................................................... 12 D. Measures to promote technical education and vocational training ....................................... 13 E. Innovation and good practices in the Ivorian education system ........................................... 13 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 14 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 14 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 14 IV. V. VI. VII. * Circulated in the language of submission and English only. 2 GE.18-06824