A: Hey there! You won't believe what I read today, man!
B: What's up?
A: Turns out Japan is spending less on education compared to other advanced countries!
B: Seriously? That can't be right, can it?
A: Yeah, the OECD says only 8% of Japan's government budget goes to education. The average for their member nations is over 11%.
B: Wow, that's really low... But wait, isn't Switzerland spending more than double that on education?
A: That's right! Switzerland leads the pack at 16.9%. As for us, our annual public spending per student in universities is about half the OECD average.
B: So we're bottom ten in that department, huh? That doesn't sound good...
A: It gets worse, buddy. Japan also has a higher tendency for a child's academic background to affect their education and offers lower scholarships than the OECD average.
B: That doesn't seem fair... And our university graduation rate is 66%, right? But we rank fourth in that!
A: Yep, but here's something interesting. The OECD says tuition is high in Japan, but public financial aid, like scholarships, is small. They say it's important to support motivated kids without them being held back by their family background.
B: I see... Well, hopefully the education ministry will do something about this!
A: You bet! The ministry says they consider higher education a key source of national power, so they plan to invest more in the future. Here's hoping for better days ahead!
B: What's up?
A: Turns out Japan is spending less on education compared to other advanced countries!
B: Seriously? That can't be right, can it?
A: Yeah, the OECD says only 8% of Japan's government budget goes to education. The average for their member nations is over 11%.
B: Wow, that's really low... But wait, isn't Switzerland spending more than double that on education?
A: That's right! Switzerland leads the pack at 16.9%. As for us, our annual public spending per student in universities is about half the OECD average.
B: So we're bottom ten in that department, huh? That doesn't sound good...
A: It gets worse, buddy. Japan also has a higher tendency for a child's academic background to affect their education and offers lower scholarships than the OECD average.
B: That doesn't seem fair... And our university graduation rate is 66%, right? But we rank fourth in that!
A: Yep, but here's something interesting. The OECD says tuition is high in Japan, but public financial aid, like scholarships, is small. They say it's important to support motivated kids without them being held back by their family background.
B: I see... Well, hopefully the education ministry will do something about this!
A: You bet! The ministry says they consider higher education a key source of national power, so they plan to invest more in the future. Here's hoping for better days ahead!
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Summary
Japan spends less on education compared to other advanced countries, with only 8% of the government budget allocated for this sector. This is significantly lower than the OECD average of over 11%. Switzerland spends more than double that amount. Japan's higher education spending per student in
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