Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. conducted the 2021th "Survey on Educational Funds for Children" for men and women over the age of 1 who have children under university students for 18 days from January 20 to 3, 20 through Internet research. bottom. The aggregated results of 8 valid samples have been released.
According to the survey, 63.0% answered "Yes" to the question "Do you feel that your child's academic ability and educational background depend on how much you spend on education?" (14.7% very true, 48.3% yes).In addition, when asked "Would you like to spend money on your child's education rather than preparing for old age?", "Very applicable 7.6%" and "Somewhat applicable 53.6%", a total of 61.2% answered "Applicable".Two out of three parents think that the amount of education costs has a strong impact on their children's academic ability and educational background, and many parents want to prioritize their children's education costs over preparing for their own retirement expenses. It can be seen that is emphasizing upfront investment for the future of the child.
On the other hand, when asked "Is the burden of education costs for children heavy?", 63.9% answered "Applicable". It fell 2020 points from 69.4% in 5.5.However, it is 67.1% for parents of junior high and high school students and 81.3% for parents of college students *, showing a tendency to increase as the child's schooling stage goes up.
Regarding the impact of corona damage on households and education, 52.2% answered that "the child's self-study time increased", while 60.6% answered that "the child's academic ability decreased".The educational environment changed completely due to the corona disaster, and the majority of the respondents said that their children's self-study time increased, while more than 6% said that their children's academic ability declined.
The item "I feel uneasy about my child's school life" increased significantly from the 2020 survey, with parents such as college students (77.4%) having the highest percentage.The percentage of those who feel uneasy about job hunting for children also increased by 2020 points from 69.9% in 90 to 78.9%.
In terms of "preparation for educational funds," "increase" was 38.6% and "decrease" was 61.4%.Looking at the situation of the corona-stricken household, the percentage of those who answered "decrease" was 71.4% for those who had a worsening household budget, which was 31.7 points higher than 39.7% for those who had an improvement in their household budget.It seems that the deterioration of households due to the corona sickness tends to be directly linked to the decrease in the provision for education funds.
* Preparatory school students, ronin, college students, junior college students, vocational school students
Reference: [Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.] Survey on Educational Funds for Children 2021
