How North Korea’s education fever has driven a boom in private tutoring



Columns How North Korea’s education fever has driven a boom in private tutoring Academic achievement is increasingly important in DPRK for success, leading parents to spend heavily on illegal lessons Andrei Lankov March 21, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A group of North Korean students crossing a street on Oct. 6, 2016 \| Image: NK News Across East Asia, school exams are seen as a life-or-death matter. Children in China, Vietnam and South Korea spend their formative years preparing and sitting for an unending cycle of tests on everything from algebra to history. North Korea is increasingly like this too. Many kids from affluent and ambitious families shuffle from one private academy to another in hopes of improving their test scores. Across East Asia, school exams are seen as a life-or-death matter. Children in China, Vietnam and South Korea spend their formative years preparing and sitting for an unending cycle of tests on everything from algebra to history. North Korea is increasingly like this too. Many kids from affluent and ambitious families shuffle from one private academy to another in hopes of improving their test scores. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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How North Korea’s education fever has driven a boom in private tutoring

Academic achievement is increasingly important in DPRK for success, leading parents to spend heavily on illegal lessons

Andrei Lankov March 21, 2023

How North Korea’s education fever has driven a boom in private tutoring

A group of North Korean students crossing a street on Oct. 6, 2016 | Image: NK News

Across East Asia, school exams are seen as a life-or-death matter. Children in China, Vietnam and South Korea spend their formative years preparing and sitting for an unending cycle of tests on everything from algebra to history.

North Korea is increasingly like this too. Many kids from affluent and ambitious families shuffle from one private academy to another in hopes of improving their test scores.

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