Malta vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
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.
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.
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.
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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