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Statistics Show Children’s Education Taking Away Bulk of Disposable Income

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The cost of private education for children is heavily eroding what little is left of spendable family income, a challenge to government effort to revive the economy through consumption, statistics indicated Thursday. Official numbers from Statistics Korea said a city-dwelling family of two people or more on average spent [...]

Even Toddlers Suffer from Education Burden in Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean parents are infamous for their zealous desire to educate their young. But a recent study from the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education revealed that private education in Korea is prevalent even among preschoolers aged five and lower, despite concerns that strenuous studies at an early age [...]