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Ask a North Korean: Is there sex education in the DPRK?

Repressed, uneducated public troubled by concepts the West takes for granted

Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

This week Paul, P. asks:

How do North Koreans learn about sex? Is there formal sex education in North Korean high school?

To be honest, questions about anything related to sex in North Korea always make me feel awkward.

In North Korea, sex is restricted and its pleasures are enjoyed by a privileged few. As such there are only a few very limited, very exaggerated stories that get shared, as sex is not something that is talked