Public universities in Japan spent close 260 billion Japanese yen on labor costs for teachers and staff in the fiscal year 2020. At the same time, public universities utilized around 159 billion yen for management costs. Public universities in Japan are established by municipalities and tuition fees are mainly funded by regional taxes. In recent years, the majority of public universities operated as corporations.
Annual expenditure of public universities in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by category
(in million Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Such as payments for mutual associations or retirement, death and disability allowances.
**Such as costs for dormitories, extra-curricular activities, or health administration.
1 Japanese yen equals 0.0077 U.S. dollars or 0.0073 euros as of May 2022.
Figures have been rounded.
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MEXT (Japan). (December 22, 2021). Annual expenditure of public universities in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by category (in million Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197442/japan-expenses-public-universities-by-category/
MEXT (Japan). "Annual expenditure of public universities in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by category (in million Japanese yen)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197442/japan-expenses-public-universities-by-category/
MEXT (Japan). (2021). Annual expenditure of public universities in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by category (in million Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197442/japan-expenses-public-universities-by-category/
MEXT (Japan). "Annual Expenditure of Public Universities in Japan in Fiscal Year 2020, by Category (in Million Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197442/japan-expenses-public-universities-by-category/
MEXT (Japan), Annual expenditure of public universities in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by category (in million Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197442/japan-expenses-public-universities-by-category/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
