Cameroon vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Cameroon
Cameroon runs two parallel school systems: one in French and one in English.
As one of the few bilingual countries in Africa, Cameroon operates separate Francophone and Anglophone education systems that rarely overlap.
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.
Cameroon
Cameroon operates two parallel systems: a Francophone system (6-4-3) and an Anglophone system (6-5-2). Each has its own curriculum, exams, and teacher training. Primary education is officially free and compulsory.
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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