Number of students entering elementary school next year will drop below 400,000 for the first time in history = South Korea

In South Korea, the number of elementary school students enrolled next year is expected to fall below 400,000 for the first time in history due to the declining birthrate. On the 3rd, according to the Korean Statistical Office and the education industry, the first graders of elementary school will be enrolled next year.
The number of people born in 2017 was 357,771, which is 50,000 fewer than the 401,752 people born in 2016, the previous year.
However, when calculating the number of students in the first grade of elementary school, in addition to the number of children born, we must also take into account the number of deaths, early admissions, and overage children.
However, the influence of variables other than birthrate is not that large. In the case of first-year elementary school students this year, there was a difference of about 5,000 children from the number of children born in 2016. The number of first-year elementary school students in 2022 will be 430,012.
22 children, the same level as the 438,420 children born in 2015. The number of elementary school students enrolled is expected to decline even more rapidly. Low fertility is a long-standing problem, but 2
The situation became serious after 2017, and the total birth rate in the following year, 2018, was 0.98 children, which was less than 1.0 children. The number of children born was 326,822 in 2018 and 302,676 in 2019.
The number of people decreased to 272,337 in 2020, falling below the 300,000 level. The Ministry of Education (equivalent to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) has demonstrated its intention to address social issues such as low birthrates.
However, it has been pointed out that more proactive measures are needed. Prior to this, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Joo-ho said, ``We are promoting the establishment of a new organization to coordinate social issues such as the low birth rate.''
revealed. However, according to the reorganization of the Ministry of Education that will take effect next month, the position of ``Social Policy Analysis Officer'', one level lower than that, will be newly established as an autonomous organization at the division manager level with a maximum duration of one year.
Before the organizational reorganization, officials from the Ministry of Education said, ``We have made a greater judgment on the need to complete regulatory reform, to provide psychological and emotional support for members of the school community, and to respond to concerns such as the teaching authority.''
A decision on whether to convert it into a regular organization will be made based on the results of its operations."