Singapore vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Singapore
In Singapore, a child's primary school placement can depend on their parents' volunteer hours.
Education is the national obsession โ and the system to access it starts before kindergarten.
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.
Singapore
Bilingual education (English + mother tongue) is mandatory. The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) at age 12 is a national event that streams students into different tracks.
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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