Iran vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Iran
Iranian schools teach poetry recitation as a core skill from first grade.
Hafez, Rumi, and Ferdowsi are studied alongside math and science โ poetry is central to Persian identity.
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.
Iran
Iran's 6-3-3 system is centrally controlled with religious instruction mandatory at all levels. Schools are gender-segregated from age 7. The konkur university entrance exam is one of the most competitive in the world, with over 1 million annual test-takers.
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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