Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian children may attend three different school systems based on their ethnic group.
Post-war Bosnia operates segregated Bosniak, Croat, and Serb school curricula, meaning children learn different versions of history in the same country.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia operates three parallel education systems: Bosniak, Croat, and Serb. Each has its own curriculum, textbooks, and language designation. Nine years of compulsory education begin at age 6. The systems teach different interpretations of history.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
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