Over 150 elementary schools have no 1st graders: ministry
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A total of 157 elementary schools across South Korea do not have any first graders set to enroll in March, the Ministry of Education said Monday, as a record-low number of new students is expected for the upcoming school year. According to the ministry, nearly every provincial and metropolitan area across South Korea had at least one elementary school that was not expecting new students, except Seoul, Gwangju, Daejeo...
  • bamboo@lemm.ee
    7·
    11 months ago

    Japan is often cited for their low birth rate, but Korea’s is much lower. How they handle this, if successfully, might be a blueprint for other countries to follow