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The South Korean government has backpedalled on a policy that would significantly affect the country’s education system. This policy would lower the country’s school entry age from six to five (in international age) by 2025. The education ministry stated that this policy was in response to job shortages and South Korea’s declining birthrate. A recent survey that asked 131,070 students, parents and teachers found that 97.9 percent of respondents did not approve of this policy. Critics of this policy have expressed concern about how it could affect the development of young children. In response to the backlash, the Minister of Education Park Soon-ae recently held a meeting with superintendents from various cities and provinces to hear their opinions about this policy. Park also hinted that the government would scrap the policy entirely if the public did not support it.

Groups of parents and teachers held large protests in Seoul in response to the announcement of this policy. ‘It was out of the blue. I was very annoyed by the government's abrupt announcement without any discussions with the teachers who are closely involved in the matter’ said an anonymous 30-year-old elementary school teacher.