Afghanistan vs Greece
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Afghanistan
Since 2021, Afghan girls over 12 are banned from attending school.
The Taliban's return ended two decades of progress in girls' education, affecting 1.4 million secondary-school girls.
Greece
In Greece, children eat dinner at tavernas at 10 PM โ and nobody thinks they should be in bed.
Greek family life follows a Mediterranean rhythm where children are fully integrated into adult social spaces, and late nights are a feature, not a flaw, of childhood.
Afghanistan
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, girls above grade 6 are banned from school and women from universities. Boys' education continues but with revised curriculum emphasizing religious studies. Before 2021, enrollment had risen from near-zero for girls to 3.5 million.
Greece
School starts at age 6. Compulsory education covers 6 years of primary (dimotiko) and 3 years of lower secondary (gymnasio). Upper secondary (lykeio) is 3 years. The system is highly centralized, with curricula and textbooks set nationally.
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