Trinidad and Tobago vs Jordan
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.
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.
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.
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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