Education in South Korea is provided by {both|both equally} public schools and {private|non-public} schools. Both types of schools receive funding {from the|through the}.
Government, although the amount that the {private|exclusive} schools {receive|take delivery of} is less than the {amount of|magnitude of} the state schools.
The South {Korean|Mandarin chinese} education system {has been|continues to be} praised for various reasons, including its {comparatively|reasonably} high results and its {major role|big part} in {bringing|delivering} Korea's economic development.
{However|On the other hand}, its rigid, {hierarchical|ordered} structure has been {criticized|belittled} for lowering {innovation|advancement}. It has also been described as 'intensely competitive'.
The {system|technique} has also been {attributed|ascribed} for the high suicide rate in South Korea.