South Korea: Number of students from multicultural families increases sharply

The number of students from multicultural families across South Korea increased 7.4 percent in 2023 to 181,178, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Educational Development Institute.

Music class at a multicultural elementary school in Korea

The number has been steadily increasing since data on students from multicultural backgrounds were first collected in 2012, suggesting that globalization and demographic changes have led to increased cultural diversity in Korean schools.

Of the total multicultural student population, 115,639 are elementary school students, 43,698 are middle school students, and 21,190 are high school students. In terms of parentage, 32.1% of parents are Vietnamese, 24.6% are Chinese, 9.1% are Filipino, and 4.2% are Japanese.

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