Jordan vs Brazil
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Brazil
In Brazil, children play barefoot in the street until dark โ and the entire neighborhood watches out for them.
Community-based child-rearing is embedded in Brazilian culture โ neighbors, shopkeepers, and extended family form an informal safety net.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
Brazil
Brazil's education system is sharply divided between public and private schools. Public schools serve 80% of students and operate in shifts โ morning or afternoon, rarely full day. Private schools, serving the middle and upper classes, run full-day schedules with far greater resources.
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