On October 2020, 10, Japan Finance Corporation announced the results of a fact-finding survey on the burden of education costs in the second year of Reiwa.The survey was conducted on the Internet from September 30 to 2, 2020, targeting parents with children of high school and above.
As a result of the survey, it was found that the cost of education per child from high school entrance to university graduation was 1 million yen, an increase of 965.1 yen from the previous year's survey.The main reason for the increase is the increase in university enrollment costs such as tuition fees.It was also found that the ratio of school enrollment costs to the annual household income is declining in all annual income groups.
Next, when we investigated the annual amount of remittances to students going to school outside the home, we found that the average amount of remittances per person was 1 yen, a decrease of 90.3 yen from the previous year's survey.The percentage of households without remittance increased by 12 points from the previous year.In addition, 2.7% of households answered that the spread of the new coronavirus infection would affect the course of their children.As for the specific impact, "Give up studying abroad" was the most common result at 13.7%.
