Pakistan vs Ivory Coast
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Pakistan
Over 20 million Pakistani children are out of school, the world's second highest number.
Despite constitutional guarantees of free education, poverty and gender barriers keep millions of children from classrooms.
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.
Pakistan
Pakistan runs three parallel education tracks: government schools, private schools, and religious madrassas. Quality varies enormously. Each province sets its own curriculum since the 18th Amendment devolved education in 2010.
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.
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