Original question: 'How much money do you spend on your child's education (including costs for tutorials schools, lessons, learning materials, excluding school fees)?'
Sample size: Parents of children aged 6 to 9 years (first to third grade in primary schools) n=4,487 Parents of children aged 9 to 12 years (fourth to sixth grade in primary schools) n=2,916 Parents of children aged 13 to 15 years (seventh to ninth grade in lower secondary schools) n=2,849 Parents of children aged 16 to 18 years (10th to 12th grade in upper secondary schools) n= 1,990
100 Japanese yen equal 0.64 U.S. dollars or 0.55 euros as of December 2025.
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Monthly education expenses paid by parents per child Japan in 2024, by child's age
According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2024, parents of children aged 13 to 15 years spent *Â yen on education per child in a month on average. Monthly education expenses for a child, excluding school fees, were lowest among parents with children aged six to nine years old.
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Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. (March 28, 2025). Average monthly expenses paid by parents for education per child in Japan as of September 2024, by child's age (in Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. "Average monthly expenses paid by parents for education per child in Japan as of September 2024, by child's age (in Japanese yen)." Chart. March 28, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. (2025). Average monthly expenses paid by parents for education per child in Japan as of September 2024, by child's age (in Japanese yen). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. "Average Monthly Expenses Paid by Parents for Education per Child in Japan as of September 2024, by Child's Age (in Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Mar 2025, /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, Average monthly expenses paid by parents for education per child in Japan as of September 2024, by child's age (in Japanese yen) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Average monthly expenses paid by parents for education per child in Japan as of September 2024, by child's age (in Japanese yen) [Graph], Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, March 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1309619/average-monthly-education-paid-parents-per-student-by-childs-age/
