Senegal vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
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.
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.
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.
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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