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Brain teaser 2 A family has four children. Their two eldest, a boy and a girl, are of primary-school age. The parents need help at home as well as extra income. Should they send both their eldest children to school? 1| 2|3|4|5|6|7| Next >>
Children gather together in front of a large blackboard
© UNICEF/HQ91-0139/Baeza

Gathering outside their school to learn to read and write in Bolivia


The Convention on the Rights of the Child says that primary school should be compulsory (required) for all children and that there should be equal access to secondary education for all. The Convention says that education is a human right for all children—girls as well as boys. (see Right to Learn for more about other rights to do with education)

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