According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, if you go to a private school from kindergarten to high school, the total amount of study expenses such as tuition fees and cram school fees will reach a record high of 1,830 million yen.If everything is public, it costs 540 million yen, which is more than three times as expensive, and the burden on households sending children to universities is much heavier.

 The survey has been conducted once every two years since 1994, and this time about 2 parents of kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, and high school children, children, and students were selected, of which 1 schools in total 2 We received responses from 9,000 parents about the expenses that parents spent on one child.

 それによると、幼稚園児1人当たりの学習費総額は公立約22万4,000円、私立約52万8,000円、小学校の児童が公立約32万1,000円、私立約159万9,000円、中学校の生徒が公立約48万8,000円、私立約140万6,000円、高校の生徒が公立約45万7,000円、私立約97万円。
Of these, school education costs such as tuition and school supplies fell due to the influence of the national and local government's study support system, and private schools fell 6.8% from the previous survey, but public schools increased by 1.4%, which can be said to be almost flat. ..

 From kindergarten to junior high school, public schools are generally flat, but private schools have been on the rise in recent years.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology plans to take measures such as making private high school tuition virtually free from FY2020.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Results of the 30 Children's Learning Expense Survey (PDF)

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