{
  "id": 5280973,
  "title": "Korea's birthrate could have been 28% higher without private education competition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/koreas-birthrate-could-have-been-28-higher-without-private-education",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260903/koreas-birthrate-could-have-been-28-higher-without-private-education-competition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A recent study has revealed that Korea's intense competition in private education may have contributed to the country's low birthrate. The research found that parents often increase their spending on private education as they compare their children's academic performance with that of their peers. This financial strain discourages families from having additional children, leading to a significant impact on the average number of children per woman. The study, presented at a conference on population aging, estimated that without the effects of this competition, the average number of children per woman could have been about 0.53 higher than the actual figure.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's birthrate could have been 28% higher without private education competition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/koreas-birthrate-could-have-been-28-higher-without-private-education-5282806",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:27:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}