Transcript

HANS ROSLING

Here we are back in Bangladesh. Let's find the reasons behind this historic and continuing shift from large to small families. Almost all the girls in Muslim Bangladesh, like 15-year-old Tanjina, go to school today. The government now even pays families money to keep their daughters on at secondary level. At Tanjina's school, boys are now outnumbered by girls.

[PLAYGROUND CHATTER]

TEACHER

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] What type of family is this?

STUDENTS

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] A big family!

TEACHER

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] Will they be short of food?

STUDENTS

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] Yes!

HANS ROSLING

You could hardly miss the point of this lesson.

TEACHER

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] What type of family is this?

STUDENTS

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] A small family!

TEACHER

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] Will they face any difficulties?

STUDENTS

[NON ENGLISH SPEECH] No!

HANS ROSLING

Education is effective. And there are also new opportunities for Bangladeshi women.

Despite continuing inequalities, there are more jobs. And Tanjina is aiming high.

TANJINA

[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] I love going to school. In my mother’s day, they used to get married young. They had no chance to study. But now we can have big dreams of becoming a doctor or an engineer.