According to a survey by the Japan Student Services Organization, the average annual living expenses for university students in 2019 was about 70 yen, excluding night students. Compared to the previous survey two years ago, it has increased by about 2 yen.The number of students who regularly engage in part-time work during class reached 1%.

 According to the Japan Student Services Organization, the survey is conducted every other year for undergraduate, graduate, and junior college students nationwide, and valid responses were obtained from about 4 people this time.

 Of this amount, undergraduate students' living expenses are 70 yen, of which food, housing, and utilities are 4,700 yen, and other daily expenses are 36 yen.Perhaps because there are few home students, national universities were about 7,200 yen more expensive than private universities.

 The number of part-time undergraduate students reached 86.1% of the total, 2.5 points higher than the previous time.34.1% of the students have difficulty studying just because they are sent from home.The recipients of the scholarship are undergraduate students (47.5%).It has been declining by 1.4 points from the previous time, and the fact that part-time jobs support students' lives and entertainment has emerged.

 More than 8% of undergraduate students' satisfaction with university student support was "satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" at learning support facilities such as libraries and self-study rooms. It stayed at a relatively high price.More than 4% of the students answered that they had never used the information.

 13.8% of undergraduate students answered that it is difficult to continue studying economically, and it seems that the life of students is not easy at all.

reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] Publication of the results of the "30 Student Life Survey" (PDF)

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