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Would Birth Rates Rise Without Private Education Competition? The Surprising Link Between Academy Tuition and Fertility


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If the educational expenses spent on a single child decrease, would people have more children?

An international joint study estimated that, assuming there is no educational competition to avoid falling behind others, the average number of children per woman in a generation would increase by nearly 30%.

Does that mean lowering private academy tuition alone would solve the low birth rate issue?

From the reasons why it is difficult to stop private education competition to the gaps in universities and jobs, as well as women's career losses after childbirth, VideoMug examined the structures that make the choice to have children difficult.

Reported by Sim Yeong-gu | Video by Yoon Ye-ran | Graphics by Cho Seung-hyun | Produced by Knowledge Content IP

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