Statistics show that foreign primary and middle school students who learn Korean have increased by 78% in 5 years

According to the Yonhap news agency, a well-known education and training institution in South Korea analyzed a statistical data from the Ministry of education in Korea. It indicated that foreign primary and secondary schools offering Korean training courses increased by 88.3% in recent 5 years, and the number of students increased by 78.5%, to 115335.

Statistics show that foreign primary and secondary schools offering Korean training courses increased from 695 in 2011 (22 countries and regions) to 1309 in 2016 (27 countries and regions). In the same period, the number of students increased from 64611 to 115335. Among them, the number of students participating in the Korean training course in China increased from 100 to 2741, showing an explosive growth.

The most training courses for Korean language are Japan, 548, followed by the United States, Thailand, Taiwan, China and Australia. The largest number of Korean students is Thailand, which is 26365, followed by Japan, the United States and Australia.

In addition, the number of foreigners enrolled in the Korean proficiency test (TOPIK) was 2692 in the first year of 1997, increased to 151066 in 2012, and increased to 250141 in 2016.