Kuwait vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Kuwait
Kuwaiti families spend an average of 15% of income on private tutoring.
Despite free public education, the tutoring industry reflects intense parental investment in academic achievement.
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.
Kuwait
Kuwait provides free education through university for citizens. The 4-4-4 system is gender-segregated at all levels. Private schools serve both the large expatriate population and wealthy Kuwaitis seeking English-medium or bilingual education.
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.
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