In the fiscal year 2021, parents in Japan whose children attended private elementary schools paid the highest annual expenses for supplementary tutoring outside of schools. Those parents spent an average of around 273.6 thousand Japanese yen on tutoring institutions, such as cram schools, and about 42.7 thousand yen on household items for learning, such as books and desks. It is common for children in Japan to visit tutoring institutions after school to achieve better grades or enter schools they wish to enroll in.
Average annual expenses paid by parents for supplementary tutoring outside of schools in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type
(in 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 'learning at home' include household goods such as desks, bookshelves, or computers, and books for learning such as textbooks, problem collection workbooks, or dictionaries.
**Including fees for correspondence education.
Types of institutions refer to the institutions that respondents' children attended at the time of the survey.
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 supplementary tutoring outside of schools in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190581/japan-average-out-of-school-tutoring-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). "Average annual expenses paid by parents for supplementary tutoring outside of schools in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in Japanese yen)." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190581/japan-average-out-of-school-tutoring-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). (2022). Average annual expenses paid by parents for supplementary tutoring outside of schools in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by institution type (in Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190581/japan-average-out-of-school-tutoring-fees-by-type-of-institution/
MEXT (Japan). "Average Annual Expenses Paid by Parents for Supplementary Tutoring outside of Schools in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Institution Type (in Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190581/japan-average-out-of-school-tutoring-fees-by-type-of-institution/
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