The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights guarantees the right to education to every individual without distinction. It provides as follows: Article 17(1) “Every individual shall have the right to education.” The right to education is also guaranteed under the Convention on the Rights of the Child where it provides as follows: Article 28(1) (a) “State Parties recognise the right of the child to education and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity... 28(1)(b) “encourage the development of different forms of secondary education including general and vocational education, make them available and accessible to every child, and take appropriate measures such as the introduction of free education and offering financial assistance in case of needs; and 28(1)(e) “take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and reduction of dropout rates.” The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights guarantees the enjoyment of all the rights contained in the Charter by all individuals without distinction and without discrimination and also to equal protection of the law by all individuals. Article 3 of the Charter provides as follows: 3(1) every individual shall be equal before the law; 3(2) every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law. The Charter further provides that: 24