Starting from the 2026 fiscal year, high school education in Japan will be largely free.
AzEdu.az citing foreign media, reports that the government coalition, consisting of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), and Komeito, has agreed to abolish tuition fees in all public high schools across the country. This step aims to reduce the financial burden on families while ensuring equal access to quality secondary education for all young people.
At the same time, the subsidy limit for students attending private high schools is being increased, which offers broader choices for families not exclusively oriented towards public schools. This equalizes educational opportunities for students from various social and economic backgrounds in both public and private schools, ultimately serving to strengthen educational equality and inclusivity in the country.
This reform also aims to provide Japan's future workforce with highly knowledgeable individuals possessing modern skills, and to support the country's economic and technological development prospects. This is because more young people, upon completing high school education and equipped with artificial intelligence, digital literacy, financial knowledge, and other modern skills, will be able to pursue higher education or vocational fields.
