In 2022, nearly six thousand supplementary tutorial schools or cram schools were registered in Japan. That year, those tutorial schools generated a sales revenue of more than 1.1 trillion Japanese yen. Apart from tutorial schools and their academic classes, other popular institutions were those offering arts, culture, and tech programs as well as sports and health instructions.
Tutorial schools and entrance examinations
It is common for children in Japan to attend tutoring institutions, so-called juku, to attain better grades at schools or to prepare for entrance examinations for schools they wish to enroll in. Enrollment in any Japanese school (except for public elementary and secondary schools) is preceded by entrance examinations which usually take place in winter. Typically, subjects such as Japanese, English, math, history, and social studies are all covered in these tests. The number of Japanese students attending supplementary tutorial schools has been increasing throughout the past decade and has surpassed 14 million annually. Similarly, the number of instructors employed at tutorial schools in Japan exceeded 130 thousand and can be expected to rise further.
The future of cram schools
Despite declining birth rates in Japan and a thereby shrinking student body, entrance exams continue to become more difficult and competitive year by year. As seen above, the number of cram school attendees has also been on the rise, and cram schools continuously report increasing profits, since parents with fewer children are willing to invest even more in their child’s extracurricular education and additional classes. Even with the pressure concomitant with the expectations towards students, it is important to note that tutorial schools are also a place of community for many, especially children with parents working full-time, offering them a study environment among peers, as opposed to studying alone at home.
Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type
Characteristic
Number of facilities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exclusive Premium Statistic
To access all Premium Statistics, you need a paid Statista Account
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Statistics Bureau of Japan, & e-Stat (Japan). (March 31, 2023). Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, und e-Stat (Japan). "Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, e-Stat (Japan). (2023). Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, and e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Out-of-school Educational Facilities in Japan in 2022, by Institution Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan & e-Stat (Japan), Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of out-of-school educational facilities in Japan in 2022, by institution type [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, & e-Stat (Japan), March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190484/japan-number-educational-facilities-by-type/