4 000多所南韩学校因入学率下降和低出生率而关闭,大部分在农村地区。 Over 4,000 South Korean schools closed due to declining enrollment and low birth rates, with most in rural areas.

根据教育部提供的数据, 韩国有4000多所学校因低出生率和农村人口减少造成学生入学率急剧下降而关闭。 Over 4,000 schools in South Korea have closed due to a sharp decline in student enrollment, driven by the country’s low birth rate and rural depopulation, according to data from the Education Ministry. 在4 008所关闭的学校中,有3 674所是小学,264所是中学,70所是高中,关闭最多的是北方和南焦拉省等非大都市地区。 Of the 4,008 closed schools, 3,674 were elementary, 264 middle, and 70 high schools, with the most closures in non-metropolitan regions like North and South Jeolla provinces. 许多前校舍仍然未使用——共计376所,其中包括82所废弃了30多年的校舍,要求制定长期计划,将其重新用作社区资产。 Many former school buildings remain unused—376 in total, including 82 abandoned for over 30 years—sparking calls for long-term plans to repurpose them as community assets. 预计学生人口将从2025年的507万下降到2029年的425万,这促使教学岗位和诸如班级规模较小的临时措施减少。 The student population is projected to drop from 5.07 million in 2025 to 4.25 million by 2029, prompting reductions in teaching positions and temporary measures like smaller class sizes.