'학령인구 감소 현실화' 광주 유치원생 매년 400명씩 '뚝'
School age population
decreasing, Gwangju kindergarten students dropping by 400 per year
With the decrease in the
school-age population, the Gwangju region's kindergarten students are also
decreasing by 400 every year.
As a result, there are private
kindergartens closing.
According to the Gwangju
Office of Education on Jan. 13th, the number of students attending kindergarten
is 23,220. This is as of last year, including both private and public
kindergartens.
Compared to 24,790 4 years
ago in 2016, this is a decrease of 1,570 students.
This decrease of 392 students
per year is being followed by kindergartens' temporary and permanent closures .