It is above all mothers and grandmothers who will fill the classes in the South Korean countryside and thus reduce the risk that the schools will close. The authorities in the country have come up with this, and the recruitment is already underway, reports Franceinfo.
Many South Korean women who were born after the Second World War and the Korean War came into the world in an extremely poor and ravaged country. Instead of going to school, the girls were forced to work in the fields or help with the household - while the boys received education.
Two million adult Koreans have a reading and writing comprehension equivalent to Swedish elementary school students and among the older population, there is a demand for education. The program could, in other words, reach millions of people in a country that has major demographic problems.
Last year, 33 schools were closed permanently. This year's figure is even worse: 49 schools will close.
South Korean authorities have been struggling for several years to increase the birth rates, which are the lowest in the world with 0.75 children per woman.
