Four out of 10 South Korean college students have tutorial lessons to raise their chances in landing a job after graduation. (Pulse photo)Four out of 10 South Korean college students had tutorial lessons to raise their chances in landing a job after graduation, a survey showed. More female students, 39.9%, have resorted to private education than their male counterparts who showed a 36.1% response rate. About 47.4% of students studying economy and business have an experience of receiving private education, followed by those studying social sciences with 44.5%, liberal arts 41.2% and science and engineering 33.8%. Among those that have not taken any private education, 64.5% said they couldn’t afford it and 33.3% said they doubted its effectiveness.

Source: Bangkok Post May 19, 2019 12:22 UTC