The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) presented an issue on the ideal number of people in the era of depopulation at a meeting of experts who considers the strategic management of national university corporations.In the future, we will hold discussions at a meeting of experts on the appropriate size of a national university to become a driving force for social change and act as a base for knowledge in the region.
According to the Ministry of Education, the issues presented require consideration of the capacity from three perspectives.The contents are as follows: (3) While it is estimated that the 18-year-old population in Japan will be about 20, which is about 30 less than the present in 88 years, how much capacity is needed to support the transition to a knowledge-intensive society? The capacity required as the knowledge infrastructure to support the new digital era of post-corona is ③ The capacity required to work with the knowledge bases of 47 prefectures is-, improving the efficiency of the organization and securing adult students and international students, etc. Also consider.
国内の18歳人口は2005年に約137万人いたが、2019年には約117万人となり、19万人以上減少した。この間、大学進学率は51.5％から58.1％へ上昇したものの、大学と短期大学を合計した進学者数は約70万人が約68万人に減っている。
The enrollment capacity of national, public and private universities and junior colleges is increasing, while the number of junior colleges is decreasing. It peaked in 4 and has recently been around 1999.
Reference: [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Review meeting for the realization of strategic management of national university corporations (9th) Handouts
Document 2 About the total number of national universities that can be accommodated from a student's perspective
