Albania vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Albania
Albanian children grow up with the besa code of honor that makes a promise absolutely sacred.
Besa (keeping one's word) is so deeply ingrained that during WWII, Albanian families sheltered Jewish children at great personal risk, honoring their pledge of protection.
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.
Albania
Albania follows a 5-4-3 system with compulsory education from ages 6 to 16. Albanian is the language of instruction. Greek minority schools exist in the south. The curriculum has been modernized with EU support.
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.
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