Investing in Foundational Skills First: A Case from South Korea

This Insight Note explores the聽South Korean educational system

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
20 July 2023
Country:
South Korea
Document Type:
Discussion Paper
Theme:
Education
First published:
30 January 2023
Authors:
Spindelman, D.

Abstract

This Insight Note explores how聽South Korean educational system聽has prioritised聽a consistent, quality foundation of reading and basic maths for students regardless of gender, wealth, or region and how it聽has managed to聽build a schooling聽system聽that today is consistently ranked among the top five countries worldwide for reading and mathematics, and in the top ten for science in PISA.

This research is part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education programme

Citation

Spindelman, D. 2023. Investing in Foundational Skills First: A Case from South Korea. RISE Insight Series. 2023/052. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-RI_2023/052

Updates to this page

Published 20 July 2023
Contents