4 out of 10 Korean students say ``North-South unification is not necessary''... ``It is necessary'' below 50% for the first time

It was found that 4 out of 10 Korean students (elementary, middle school, and high school students) believe that ``unification of the North and South is unnecessary.'' The percentage of students who said ``unification is necessary'' fell to less than half for the first time.
On the 16th, the results of the 2023 Survey on the Current Situation of School Unified Education conducted by the Ministry of Unification (Ministry) in conjunction with the Ministry of Education (Ministry) of the Republic of Korea revealed that the percentage of students who said that "unification is necessary" was the first since the survey began in 2014.
It recorded 49.8%, which is below 50% for the first time. On the other hand, 24.2% of students said that unification is unnecessary, followed by 25% in 2021, 31.7% in 2022, and 3% in 2023.
It has rapidly increased to 8.9%. Teachers' recognition that ``uniformity is necessary'' also decreased from 86.7% in 2022 to 82.5% last year.
The percentage of respondents who said they were “not interested (in unification)” increased from 20.2% in 2020 to 22.4% in 2021.
It is increasing every year to 27% in 2022 and 28.3% in 2023. The Ministry of Unification stated, ``Due to North Korea's provocations, negative perceptions of unification and North Korea among students have strengthened,'' and ``We are concerned about the unification of future generations.''
We will raise awareness." For this reason, the Ministry of Unification is working to increase the dissemination of materials through the development of standard teaching materials on unification and North Korea issues, while at the same time developing educational programs for students.
The plan is to expand the number of grams as well.