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[HOT LINKS] South Korea Teenagers: Better Off Than Most?

April 8, 2014

 

Korean students go to another school, to do better in their regular school. (Newsis)

South Korea ranked third among 30 countries in the survey by the International Youth Foundation that measured the quality of well-being of people aged 12-24.

[The Wall Street Journal] South Korean teenagers are notoriously pressurized lot, with a recent survey showing just over half having had suicidal thoughts over school concerns and future uncertainty.

But another new poll measuring well-being shows that they’re among the world’s best off by a broad compilation of metrics.

South Korea ranked third among 30 countries in the survey by the International Youth Foundation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Hilton Worldwide that measured the quality of well-being of people aged 12-24.  [Read more]