Shrinking Korea
This is the text version of the interactive 3D documentary. 한국어
Contents · Chapter 2 Why it happened
What it takes to raise a child
Money, time, and reasons tangled together
Money and time
Raising a child takes a lot of money and time. In 2024, families spent about 474,000 won a month on private tutoring per school student — more than twice as much as in 2007. When both parents work, there is little time left to care for a child.
Why?There is no single reason. Marriage, homes, jobs, and the cost of raising children are all tangled together.
Go furtherThe tutoring average includes students who take no private lessons at all.
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