Fulbright U.S. Education Center

Statistics Korea  has released a report showing that the student-to-teacher-ratio in Korean elementary schools dropped below 20 to 1 last year, while the proportion of those aged 65 and over to the entire population rose to 10.7 percent.  As reported in The Chosun Ilbo, the figures confirm the aging trend and low birthrate in Korea.   The student-to-teacher ratio in elementary schools stood at 19.8 to 1, as the number of elementary school children fell 15.9 percent between 2000 and 2009 from 4.02 million to 3.47 million.  The proportion of over 65s to the entire population reached 10.7 percent last year, up from 7.2 percent in 2000.

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