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[hossenfeffer]

I've been trying to find Korea's international rank on the TOEFL iBT. I vaguely recall reading somewhere that it was 150th. Does this number sound correct?

Thanks,
Hoss

[sumfunu]

According to an article in the K.H., Korea is 93rd out of 147 nations.

[Real Reality]

Korean perception: Economy strong, but global image weak
Korea ranks 6th in the world for the number of Internet users and ranked first in the number of subscribers for high-speed Internet. Korea's international experience and national image, however, ranked low. Despite high interest in English education, Korea ranked 93 among 147 countries on the average TOEFL score.
by Rah Hyun-cheol, JoongAng Daily (September 26, 2006)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200609/25/200609252214423279900090509051.html

TOEFL Test War in Korea
About 15 percent to 20 percent of test takers are Koreans. The proportion is higher than that of any other country. Annually 80,000 Koreans take the test, but Korea has only three officially authorized testing sites. That number is insufficient.
By Jang Doo-joon, Korea Times (October 4, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200610/kt2006100415313010600.htm

[huffdaddy]

[hossenfeffer]

thanks for giving me the numbers everyone.