compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made 9enerallyavailable and hiqheE educalion shall be equally accessible to all on the basis ot mer i t. "2. Education shall be directed !opersonality and to the strengthening of tundanental freedoms. It shall promote trtendsbip among all nations, raci,al or the activities of the United Nat.ioos tort.he full development. of the hunan respec! for hunan rights and understandinq, tolerance and religious groups, and shall further the maintenance ot peace. "3. Parents have a prior right to choose ttte kind of education that shall be given to their children.rl 30. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rj.ghts delineates these principles further and states them in a form that. places responsibility upon States parties. Thus, "the States Parties .., guarantee that the rigbts enunciated ... oi,Il be exercised $ithout. discrinj,nation of aoy kind as to race, colour .., or other status" (art. 2, qara. 21 . Then article 13 states: "1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to education. They aqree that education sball be directed to the full deeelopmen! of lhe hunan personality and the sense of its diqnity, and shaII st.rengthen lhe respect tor hunan rights and tundamental freedons. Tbey further agree that educat.ion shaII enable all persons to participate eftectively in a tree society, pronote understanding, tolerance and friendship arnong all nations and all racial, ethnlc or reliqious groups, and further the activities of the United Nat.ions for the maintenance of peace. vi.ew !o achieving the full realizati.on of this right: "(a) Primary education shal.l be conpulsory and available free Eo alli "(b) Secondary education in i!s different forns, including technical. and v@aEional secondary education, shalI be nade generally available and accesslble to all by every appropriate neans, and in parlicular by theproqressive introduction of free educationi
**Analysis**
The text discusses the principles and goals of education, highlighting its importance in promoting personality development, tolerance, and understanding among nations and groups. It also emphasizes the right to education, making it compulsory and accessible to all, regardless of race, color, or other status. The text appears to focus on the development of human resources and the promotion of human rights.

**Category**
Education