Albania vs Sri Lanka
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.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has provided free education from kindergarten through university since 1945.
This early commitment to universal education gave Sri Lanka a 92% literacy rate, the highest in South Asia.
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.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka provides entirely free education from primary through university, including free textbooks and uniforms. The 5-4-2-2 system operates in Sinhala and Tamil medium schools. A highly competitive grade 5 scholarship exam determines entry to prestigious schools.
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