Introduction
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, have a 100 percent literacy rate, for both males and females. Children are schooled from an early age, much like other countries, and they all wear uniforms, much like a private school. Also, much like a private school. the educational system is very strict.
North Korea - Educational System—overview
North Korea - Educational System—overview
Education"In DPRK, a national 12-year free compulsory education policy ensures that all children complete secondary education, clearly supporting targets in relation to MDG Goal 2 (achieving universal education). Literacy rates are near universal.
Still, teaching methods have not evolved alongside international standards. While selected multimedia materials have been introduced in some urban centres, basic teaching materials do not meet the quantity needs of the country. UNICEF’s Education Programme contributes to the realisation of children’s right to education as per CRC article 28 and supports the UNSF social development outcome and MDGs 2, 3, 4 and 6 through efforts aimed at improving the quality of education and child friendliness of school environment. The main implementing partner is the Education Commission (former MoE, Ministry of Education) and the key strategic partner is UNESCO." Source: http://www.unicef.org/dprk/education.html "Education in North Korea is controlled by the government and is compulsory until the secondary level. Education in North Korea is free. The state also used to provide school uniforms free of charge until the early 1990s. Heuristics is actively applied in order to develop the independence and creativity of students. Compulsory education lasts eleven years, and encompasses one year of preschool, four years of primary education and six years of secondary education. The North Korean school curricula consist of both academic and political subject matter. Primary schools are known as people's schools and children attend this school from the age of six to nine. They are later enrolled in either a regular secondary school or a special secondary school, depending on their specialties. They enter secondary school at the age of ten and leave when they are sixteen." Source: http://asianinfo.org/asianinfo/north%20korea/pro-education.htm |