Ghana vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Ghana
Ghanaian children give their day-of-birth name before their family name.
The Akan naming system means every child's first name tells you which day of the week they were born.
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.
Ghana
Ghana's education follows a 6-3-3-4 structure with English as medium of instruction. Free compulsory basic education covers primary and junior high. Senior high school became fee-free in 2017 under the 'Free SHS' policy, dramatically increasing enrollment.
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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