[Graphic News] Korean children exposed to English books at younger age

The Korea Herald · Nam Kyung-don · 2026-11-03 23:00 UTC

The average age at which Korean children are first exposed to English-language books has fallen to 4.8 years, according to a survey by Yoons English School, an

The average age at which Korean children are first exposed to English-language books has fallen to 4.8 years, according to a survey by Yoons English School, an education company specializing in children’s English education.

The survey of 696 parents with children in high school or earlier found that the average age of first exposure was 4.8 years, or 58 months. That was 1.5 years younger than the average of 6.3 years recorded in 2016.

The survey also found that 72.8 percent of children currently read English books, with each child reading an average of 2.9 English books per month.

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