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Title	Private Education Expenditures Survey in 2016
Date	2017-03-14
- The total private education expenditures of elementary, middle and high school students marked 18.1 trillion won in 2016, which rose by 0.2 trillion won (1.3%↑) from 2015. - The average monthly private education expenditures per student increased by 12 thousand won (4.8%↑) to 256 thousand won in 2016. - The private education participation rate stood at 67.8 percent in 2016, down 1.0%p from 2015. - The weekly participation hours recorded 6.0 hours per student in 2016, which grew by 0.3 hour from 2015. - The average monthly private education expenditures on general subjects amounted to 191 thousand won per student in 2016, up 0.6 percent from 2015. - The average monthly private education expenditures on artistic & physical skills, hobbies and culture amounted to 63 thousand won per student in 2016, which rose by 19.5 percent from 2015. - Students spending 500 thousand won and over per month on private education occupied the largest share of the total participation students. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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