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Tag: Literacy

Class apart: NK defectors re-educated in South

by Sunghee Hwang July 12, 2019February 18, 2020

One of the first things North Korean defector Ri Kwang-myong did after reaching the South was to go back to school – 12 years after finishing his education. North Korea claims a 100% literacy rate and boasts that its free compulsory education demonstrates the superiority of its socialist system. But those who escape from the […]

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