Pakistan vs Senegal
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.
Senegal
Senegalese children in Dakar practice wrestling (laamb) from the age they can walk.
Traditional wrestling is the national sport, and neighborhood training starts in toddlerhood with sand pits.
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.
Senegal
Senegal's education follows the French model with a 6-4-3 structure. French is the medium of instruction despite most children speaking Wolof at home. Daara (Quranic schools) educate millions of children in parallel with or instead of formal schooling.
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