Sri Lanka vs Iran
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has provided free education from kindergarten through university since 1945.
This early commitment to universal education gave Sri Lanka a 92% literacy rate, the highest in South Asia.
Iran
Iranian schools teach poetry recitation as a core skill from first grade.
Hafez, Rumi, and Ferdowsi are studied alongside math and science โ poetry is central to Persian identity.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka provides entirely free education from primary through university, including free textbooks and uniforms. The 5-4-2-2 system operates in Sinhala and Tamil medium schools. A highly competitive grade 5 scholarship exam determines entry to prestigious schools.
Iran
Iran's 6-3-3 system is centrally controlled with religious instruction mandatory at all levels. Schools are gender-segregated from age 7. The konkur university entrance exam is one of the most competitive in the world, with over 1 million annual test-takers.
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