Private education expenses and participation rate for elementary and junior high school students decreased… The number of high school students increases
Arts and physical education subjects are also a blow… General subjects such as Kook Young-soo are better off
In the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the total private education expenses for elementary, middle and high schools decreased by about 12% last year. The reinforcement of social distancing has limited the sales of academies, and the participation rate in private education has also fallen significantly. In particular, private education expenses and participation rates for elementary and middle school students decreased. In the case of high school students before college entrance examination, both the participation rate in private education and the cost of participation increased.
However, if the target was limited to only students participating in private education, private education expenses rose slightly and remained flat.
As for subjects, participation rate declined in arts and sports, but there was a trend of maintaining or increasing in general subjects. However, only for participating students, private education expenses have risen compared to last year.
This private education expenditure survey reflects the wide range of changes due to social distancing and school schedule changes due to Corona 19, and was originally written on an annual basis, and was written on a temporary basis for the period of the survey. For comparison with the previous year, the statistics for 2019 were also rewritten based on the survey period.
By school level, the total private education expenses of elementary schools, which account for 38.5% of the total private education expenses, fell 25.2% from the previous year to 3,577.7 billion won. Middle schools, which accounted for 27.9% of the total private education expenditure, decreased by 1.8% from the previous year to KRW 2.591.7 trillion, and high schools, which accounted for 33.6% of the total private education expenditure, increased by 0.3% to 3,115.5 billion KRW.
Meanwhile, the rate of participation in private education was 69.2% in elementary schools and 66.7% in middle schools, down 13.9%P and 4.2%P, respectively, compared to the previous year, and 60.7% for high schools, an increase of 0.3%P from the previous year. Participation hours per week were 4.6 hours for elementary school and 6 hours for middle school, which decreased by 2.1 hours and 0.8 hours, respectively, compared to the previous year, and 5.9 hours for high schools, an increase of 0.1 hours from the previous year.
The average monthly private education expenditure per student was 289,000 won, down 10.1% from the previous year. By school level, elementary schools were 221,000 won, a 23.7% decrease from the previous year, and middle schools were 328,000 won, down 3.4% from the previous year, and high schools were 388,000 won, an increase of 5.9% from the previous year.
The average monthly private education expenditure of students participating in private education was 433,000 won, an increase of 0.3% from the previous year. By school level, elementary schools were 318,000 won, a 9% decrease from the previous year, middle schools increased 2.5% from the previous year, 492,000 won, and high schools 640,000 won, a 5.2% increase from the previous year.
Looking at the distribution by monthly average private education expenditure, the percentage of not receiving private education was the highest at 33.5%, an increase of 7.9%p compared to the previous year, with 12.3% for those with more than 700,000 won, 11.5% for less than 100,000-200,000 won, and 200,000-30 Less than 10,000 won was found in the order of 9.7%. This seems to be the effect of restricting the sales of academies due to the reinforcement of social distancing.
The percentage of not receiving private education was the highest at 43.2% in towns and villages, followed by metropolitan cities, small and medium-sized cities, and Seoul.
The average monthly private education cost per student per subject was higher than that of other subjects at 90,000 won, a 4.8% decrease in English, and 90,000 won, a 0.5% decrease in mathematics, and the Korean language and social sciences increased by 3.4% and 0.5%, respectively. It was 24,000 won and 13,000 won. Arts and sports, hobbies, and culture were 58,000 won, down 30.1% from the previous year.
The average monthly private education expenditure per participant student was 217,000 won for English, up 1.4%, and 204,000 won for math, up 6.1% from the previous year.Social Sciences and Sciences 122,000 won, and Korean 120,000 won, respectively, 11.7. % And 10.8% increase. Arts and sports, hobbies, and culture were KRW 181,000, a decrease of 4.7% from the previous year.
The average monthly private education cost per student for general subjects by participation type was the highest at 158,000 won, which decreased 3.6% from the previous year on the basis of all students, followed by 32,000 won for individual tutoring and 22,000 won for group tutoring.
In terms of participating students, private tutoring was the highest at 419,000 won, a 4.3% increase from the previous year, followed by individual tutoring 366,000 won and group tutoring 262,000 won. Internet and telecommunications were 7,000 won for all students and 118,000 won for participating students, up 16.9% and 7.8%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
For arts and sports, hobbies and liberal arts, private tutoring was KRW 41,000 for all students and 162,000 KRW for participating students, down 33% and 8.1% from the previous year, respectively. Individual tutoring for participating students was 233,000 KRW, group Tutoring was 153,000 won, up 9.2% and 18.6% from the previous year, respectively.
For the purpose of taking private education related to general subjects, supplementation of school classes was the most common at 50%, followed by 23.7% for prior learning and 14.5% for college preparation. Compared to last year, supplementary school classes and prior learning were 1.5%p and 0.7%p, respectively. On the other hand, other purposes, such as preparing for school and making friends, decreased by 1.3%p and 1%p, respectively.
Dividing into the first and second surveys, in the first survey, where there was a change in the academic calendar, such as the first pandemic of Corona 19 and postponement of school opening, the percentage of respondents who said, “I receive private education because of advanced learning,” increased by 3%p. In the second survey, where there were changes in the academic calendar, such as the second pandemic and shortening of summer vacation, the response of’due to supplementary school classes’ was found to increase.
The higher the household income, the more parents participated in economic activities, and the fewer children, the higher the average monthly private education cost and participation rate per student. Looking at the characteristics of households, the average monthly private education expenditure and participation rate per capita decreased compared to the previous year at all income levels, and the decrease was found to be small for the average monthly income level of less than 2 million won and over 8 million won.
By the economic activity status of parents, private education expenses and participation rates decreased by 14.7% and 10.2%p, respectively, when the father was single-earning, and by number of children, private education expenses and participation rates decreased by 10.8% and 8.2%p, respectively, when there was one child. .
High school participation rate and monthly average private education cost per capita increased compared to the previous year, and the higher the grade was, the higher the private education cost and participation rate, and the private education cost and participation rate of high school students in the 81~100% range were 8.8% and 1.2%, respectively. p increased.
The average monthly private education expenditure per student for all students was 433,000 won for Seoul, 282,000 won for small and medium-sized cities, 279,000 won for metropolitan cities, and 184,000 won for towns and villages. On the other hand, the number of participating students increased to 579,000 won in Seoul, 420,000 won in metropolitan cities, 419,000 won in small and medium-sized cities, and 324,000 won in towns and villages, excluding small and medium-sized cities.