Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. conducted a "Survey on Children's Educational Funds" for men and women aged 2024 and over who have children under university age for two days from January 1st to February 31st, 2, and surveyed 1 people. The results of the valid samples have been published.
According to a survey, regarding the extent to which their own thoughts and circumstances apply to their child's education and educational expenses, 63.9% of parents answered, ``I feel that my child's academic ability and educational background are determined by how much I spend on education.'' "Applies to me" (total of "very true" and "somewhat true"). Many parents seem to feel that their children's academic ability and educational attainment are highly dependent on the amount of educational expenses.
In addition, 68.1% said ``Early education and gifted education are important for a child's future,'' 59.7% said ``I would rather spend money on my child's education than preparing for retirement,'' and ``Cram school is more important than sports or art lessons.'' 41.5% answered ``Yes'' (total).
Additionally, the average monthly expenditure for sports, art, etc., home learning, and classroom learning was 1 yen. Looking at the average total amount spent by the child's school enrollment stage, parents of preschoolers spend 17,593 yen/month, parents of elementary school students spend 9,218 yen/month, parents of junior high and high school students spend 18,914 yen/month, and parents of college students spend 25,675 yen/month. /Month. Comparing the total average amount spent with the 16,453 survey results, it was the highest level for parents of elementary school students and parents of junior high and high school students since the survey began. It appears that an increasing number of parents are actively taking advantage of out-of-school educational opportunities to expand their children's future possibilities.
When we asked parents of preschool children (248 people) how much money they thought their child would need for their education from elementary school to entering the workforce, 1,000% answered, "Around 1,400 million yen to 31.4 million yen." A large number of respondents answered "around 2,000 million yen to 2,400 million yen" (25.4%), and the average expected amount was 1,439 million yen. This exceeded the highest amount in 2023 since the survey began. Although the amount of education funds expected to be needed continues to rise due to rising prices and a series of price hikes, the rate of increase has slowed.
Reference: [Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.] Survey on Educational Funds for Children 2024
