In a survey conducted in 2023, first year high school students in Japan reported receiving 4,787 Japanese yen in pocket money per month on average. The mode, the value that was most frequently mentioned by respondents, was 5,000 yen per month.
Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023
(in Japanese yen)
1st year high school students; 39.1 percent male and 60.9 percent female respondents
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original questions: "How much pocket money do you receive per month? If the amount varies from month to month, please indicate the average amount you receive."
100 Japanese yen equal 0.71 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of January 2024.
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Shiruporuto. (January 26, 2024). Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/
Shiruporuto. "Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese yen)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/
Shiruporuto. (2024). Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/
Shiruporuto. "Monthly Amount of Pocket Money Received by High School Students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/
Shiruporuto, Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Monthly amount of pocket money received by high school students in Japan as of July 2023 (in Japanese yen) [Graph], Shiruporuto, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447259/japan-monthly-pocket-money-of-high-school-students/
