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Jan 13 • 10:53 UTC • 🇵🇱 Poland • Rzeczpospolita

South Korea: Almost 58% of first-grade elementary school students have "disappeared" in the 21st century

The South Korean Ministry of Education reports a dramatic decline in first-grade students, reflecting the country's worsening demographic situation with a current birth rate of only 0.75 children per woman.

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