17. Calls upon States to recognize the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity by making primary education compulsory and ensuring that all children have access to free and relevant primary education, as well as by making secondary education generally available and accessible to all, in particular by the progressive introduction of free education;
17. 吁请各国确认在机会均等的基础上受教育的权利，规定初级教育为义务教育，确保所有儿童均有机会取得免费和恰当的初级教育，并普遍提供且人人均有机会接受中学教育，特别是通过逐步实行免费教育；