Ivory Coast vs Malta
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast produces 40% of the world's cocoa, much of it harvested by children.
The chocolate in your kitchen likely came from Ivory Coast, where child labor in cocoa farming remains one of the country's most complex challenges.
Malta
Maltese children grow up bilingual in Maltese and English from birth.
Malta is the only EU country where a Semitic language is official, creating a unique Arabic-English bilingual childhood.
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast follows the French 6-4-3 structure. French is the language of instruction. Primary education became compulsory for ages 6 to 16 in 2015. The system uses centralized national curricula and French-style grading.
Malta
Malta's education follows a British-influenced structure with primary and secondary levels. Instruction is bilingual in Maltese and English. Church schools educate about 30% of students for free. The 11-plus exam was replaced by continuous assessment for secondary placement.
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