Over 2,000 schools will have 10 or fewer graduates by 2030

Over 2,000 schools will have 10 or fewer graduates by 2030

Amid a continuing decline in South Korea’s school-age population, government data showed Thursday that 2,026 elementary, middle and high schools will have 10 or fewer graduates by 2030. A total of 1,863 schools recorded 10 or fewer graduates this year, according to a government report submitted to Rep. Jin Sun-mee of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea. The figure is projected to rise to 1,917 in 2027 and 1,994 in 2028, dip slightly to 1,914 in 2029, then surpass 2,000 in 2030. Elementary schoo

By The Korea Herald