TOKYO -- The cost of sending children to cram schools in Japan has hit an all-time high, the growth driven by COVID-related demand to attend private schools with distance-learning technology.
Families of public elementary school students paid 81,158 yen ($613) annually on average for tutoring classes in the previous fiscal year, according to data published Wednesday by the Education Ministry. This represents a 52% increase from the last survey conducted fiscal 2018.
