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| Children can be homeschooled, but parents must apply for permission from the Provincial Education Council. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory Public School system. | |
| Home schooling is legal under restrictive conditions as long as the teaching at least corresponds to that of the state school. | |
| Homeschooling is legal under restrictive conditions and a constitutional right in Belgium. | |
| Expats have the right to home schooling. However, the presence requirement is unclear. | |
| The Supreme Court has not yet issued a statement on homeschooling so there is still no legalization. But since 2019 there is a new project through which homeschooling can be legalized in the country. | |
| Public education is compulsory. Only children with special needs are allowed to be homeschooled under strict government control. | |
| Legal under regulatory conditions. | |
| The constitution guarantees freedom of education. Prior registration with the Ministerio de Educación is required. | |
| Illegal for citizens without a permit, but with no restrictions for foreign students. | over 6,000 families (2017) |
| Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education). A student must take a public aptitude test and a state test (similar to SAT) if he / she wishes to attend college. | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions as an alternative (for “serious reasons”) to primary school. Exams are compulsory twice a year. | |
| Legally under the control of the school, as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year unless specific arrangements have been made. | 349 to 375 children (2017) |
| Legal. Every home-schooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. It receives a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Written and oral exams are mandatory. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Annual inspections are mandatory. | 35,950 students (2018/2019) |
| Home schooling is illegal, with only one exception, that a continued school attendance would cause undue difficulty a single child (eg serious illness). | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory state school system. | more than 48,000 children |
| Illegal. Home schooling is only allowed for children with special needs. | |
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| Homeschooling is legal under certain conditions. Schooling is compulsory for children aged 6 to 16. Most of the time, children are homeschooled because of illness or other special circumstances. Homeschooled children need to be tested at least twice a year. | |
| Only holders of teaching qualifications are allowed to teach legally. In other cases, public education is compulsory. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Homeschooling is allowed and anchored in the constitution. | |
| Legal under regulatory conditions. | 448 children from 2013/14 |
| Homeschooling is allowed and anchored in the constitution. | |
| Not illegal, but not enshrined in law. Legal for gifted and disabled students. Door-to-door checks are carried out on a regular basis. Legal for non-residents. | Many immigrant families are homeschooled |
| Legal. Each child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Home-schooled children receive a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal. Each child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Home-schooled children receive a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal for elementary school age. | |
| Legal as long as the student is registered, which can be a lengthy bureaucratic process. The compulsory attendance laws are unclear. | |
| Not illegal. Details are missing. | |
| Illegal as public or private education is compulsory. There are, however, a few exceptions . | 931 children exempted (2017/2018) |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Homeschooling is legal under restrictive conditions as long as the teaching at least corresponds to that of the state school. | |
| Legality or requirements not yet clarified. | |
| For local residences attendance at public or state schools is compulsory. Foreigners can have home tuition if they do not speak Spanish or Guarani sufficiently and if a native-speaking school is more than 50 km or over an hour’s drive from their place of residence. | |
| Legal. Prior registration with the Ministerio de Educación is required. | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions. Every home-schooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams . Schoolchildren receive diplomas from the school inspectorate. | Around 14,000 children (2017) |
| Legal. Children who live in Portugal for more than 4 months are required to go to school by law. Home schooling according to the Portuguese curriculum only . Compulsory annual exams in Portuguese. | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions. Children with disabilities, special needs or whose condition does not allow them to be physically present in a school can be homeschooled under the supervision of an accredited teacher. Foreign curriculum can be studied from abroad under the supervision of an umbrella school. | |
| Legal. Every home-schooled child must be enrolled in a government-licensed school (can be a private school) and not have to take annual exams . Children receive diplomas from the school inspectorate. | 50,000 to 100,000 students |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal, under restrictive conditions (only sick children or children aged 6 to 10 years). | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | 30,000 to 100,000 children |
| Not allowed by law, but since the law is unclear and this fact is supported by business people, homeschoolers generally have no problem with authorities. | |
| Unclear, as the constitution recognizes the freedom of education, but the national education law provides that compulsory schooling must be fulfilled by attending school. | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Illegal (as of June 2010); supposedly allowed under special circumstances such as student health reasons or temporary residence, but practically never approved . | 200 families – semi-legal |
| Legal in around three quarters of the cantons, many of which are restrictive to very restrictive. | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legally but heavily regulated. | |
| Legally permitted under regulatory conditions, which, however, vary from state to state. | About 2.5 million students |
