No. of elementary to high school students to drop below 5 mln

This photo, taken Feb. 13, 2024, shows an elementary school in Seoul that has been used as a parking lot following its closure. The number of elementary, middle and high school students in South Korea is expected to fall below the current 5-million level in the next two years, data from the Korean Education Development Institute showed, amid the country's chronically low birth rates. (Yonhap)

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