According to a survey by the Japan Finance Corporation, the ratio of enrollment costs required from high school entrance to university graduation to the annual household income has decreased for the second consecutive year.Looking at the annual income of parents by the place where their children are enrolled, low-income children account for 2% of the national and public high schools, and households with an annual income of 3 million yen or more account for the majority of universities and junior colleges. It can be seen that they have given up on going on to higher education.

 The survey was conducted from September to October 2017 via the Internet, targeting 9 men and women of 10 prefectures up to the age of 64 who have children of high school and above.

 According to the report, the cost from entering high school to graduating from university is 935.3 million yen, which is nearly 975 yen less than the previous year's 40 million yen.The average annual remittance amount to students who go to school outside the home is 93 yen, and it was found that 4 million yen is required for four years at university.The initial cost to start going to school outside the home is 372 yen.

 The average annual income of a household is 15.5%.It is down from 16.1% in the previous year and 17.8% in the year before last.Comparing by annual income of parents, there is no big change in households with annual income of 600 million yen or more and less than 800 million yen or 800 million yen or more, while 400% have annual income of 600 million yen or more and less than 20.2 million yen, 21.7% of the previous year. In addition to the decrease from 26.2% in the previous year for two consecutive years, the annual income of 2 million yen or more and less than 200 million yen also decreased to 400% from 35.1% in the previous year.

 Looking at the annual income of parents by school attendance, the annual income of 800 million yen or more is only 33.4% at national and public high schools, while it is 54.4% at private universities, 50.1% at national and public universities, and 55.8% at junior colleges. ..

reference:[Japan Finance Corporation] The ratio of school expenses to annual household income has decreased for the second consecutive year (PDF)

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