Trinidad and Tobago vs Afghanistan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad invented the steel pan โ the only acoustic instrument created in the 20th century.
Children learn pan from primary school, and school steel bands compete in nationally televised competitions.
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.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad's education system is unique: government-funded schools are run by religious denominations โ Catholic, Anglican, Hindu, Muslim, and Presbyterian boards all operate public schools. The SEA exam at age 11 determines secondary school placement.
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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