In the fiscal year 2021, parents in Japan whose children attend private elementary schools paid the highest annual expenses for education of approximately 1.7 million Japanese yen on average. Expenses for education include school education fees, school meal fees, and spending on educational activities outside of schools.
Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type
(in 1,000 Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
based on survey results
Supplementary notes
Expenses for education include school education fees (entrance fee, tuition fee, school trip fee, etc.), school meal fees, and spending on educational activities outside of schools.
Institution type refers to the institutions that respondents' children currently attend.
Values have been rounded. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.69 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of July 2023.
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MEXT (Japan). (December 21, 2022). Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). "Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). (2022). Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). "Average Annual Expenses Paid by Parents for Education in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Institution Type (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan), Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Average annual expenses paid by parents for education in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], MEXT (Japan), December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189231/japan-average-annual-education-fees-by-type-of-institution/
