Iraq vs Mozambique
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Iraq
Iraqi children in the Kurdistan region learn in three languages simultaneously.
Kurdish, Arabic, and English instruction creates trilingual children navigating multiple cultural identities.
Mozambique
Mozambican children speak Portuguese at school but one of 40 local languages at home.
As the only Portuguese-speaking country in East Africa, Mozambique's children navigate between colonial-era school language and indigenous mother tongues daily.
Iraq
Iraq's 6-3-3 system is recovering from decades of conflict. The Kurdistan Region operates a semi-autonomous system. Many schools run double or triple shifts to accommodate students. Over 8,000 schools need rehabilitation.
Mozambique
Mozambique uses a 7-3-2 system with Portuguese as the language of instruction. Primary education is free but not yet universally accessible. Bilingual education programs using local languages have been piloted in rural areas.
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