Number of students, studying Korean, doubled within a year

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the invitation of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on April 18, President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in arrived in Uzbekistan on a state visit.

There is an increasing interest of schoolchildren in the study of foreign languages in Uzbekistan, including Korean. This confirms the statistics

In the 2018-2019 school year, 12 schools operate in the republic, where Korean is taught. Compared to the last academic year, the number of such schools increased by 4 units, the press service of the Ministry of Public Education said.

At the same time, the number of classes where Korean is taught has increased from 91 in the 2017-2018 academic year to 153 in the 2018-2019 academic year.

Naturally, the number of schoolchildren who study Korean in the 2018-2019 school year was 5466 children. This figure compared with the 2017-2018 school year increased by 2,728 students.