According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2020, nearly 28 percent of high school students reported having had suicidal thoughts in the past year. The main reasons for suicidal thoughts included academic problems and stress related to school grades.
Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level
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Yonhap. (April 19, 2021). Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/
Yonhap. "Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level." Chart. April 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/
Yonhap. (2021). Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/
Yonhap. "Share of Middle and High School Students Who Had Suicidal Thoughts in The past Year in South Korea as of 2020, by School Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/
Yonhap, Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of middle and high school students who had suicidal thoughts in the past year in South Korea as of 2020, by school level [Graph], Yonhap, April 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267586/south-korea-suicidal-thoughts-among-adolescents-by-school-level/