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According to the "OECD Education at a Glance Report 2008" released by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday, Korea's ratio of public educational expenses to GDP is 7.2 percent, higher than the average 5.7 percent of 30 OECD members and six non-members.

The government's share of public educational expenses is a mere 4.4 percent, lower than the OECD average of 5 percent. But the private share is 2.8 percent, four times larger than the OECD average of 0.7 percent.

The average number of students per teacher is 26.7 at elementary schools, 20.8 at middle schools and 15.9 at high schools, again much more than the OECD average of 16.2 at elementary schools, 13.3 at middle schools, and 12.6 at high schools.

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