Afghanistan vs Tanzania
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.
Tanzania
Tanzanian children learn in Swahili first, then switch entirely to English at secondary.
This abrupt language shift at age 13 creates one of the most challenging educational transitions in Africa.
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.
Tanzania
Tanzania's 2-7-4-2 system teaches in Swahili through primary school then switches to English at secondary. Free primary education since 2002 boosted enrollment but strained quality. Fee-free secondary education was added in 2016.
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