Mongolia vs Taiwan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Mongolia
Mongolian children as young as five race horses across the open steppe in national festivals.
During Naadam festival, children jockeys ride bareback for 15-30 km across open grassland in a tradition dating back centuries.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, cram schools (buxiban) are so common that streets around them have rush hour at 9 PM.
Taiwan's educational intensity rivals South Korea and Japan โ children's evenings are structured around supplementary classes that extend the school day well into the night.
Mongolia
Mongolia follows a 5-4-3 structure with 12 years of compulsory education. Mongolian is the language of instruction in Cyrillic script. Boarding schools serve nomadic herder families. English is taught from grade 5.
Taiwan
Nine years of compulsory education plus a 12-year extension making senior high school nearly universal. The curriculum underwent major reform in 2019, adding elective courses and reducing mandatory content. Mandarin is the language of instruction, with Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and indigenous languages offered.
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