Inflation TrackerJapan CPI: Education
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Year-on-year (%)-3.8%August 2026
Month-on-month (%)0.0%August 2026
Index (2025=100)95.4
Weight (per 10,000)311
Year-on-year change since 2021 (%)
Index level (2025 = 100)
Items in this category
| Item | Index (2025=100) | Month-on-month (%) | Year-on-year (%) | Weight (per 10,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School fees | 92.5 | 0.0% | -6.4% | 225 |
| PTA membership fees (elementary school) | 97.0 | 0.0% | -1.9% | 13 |
| PTA membership fees (junior high school) | 94.7 | 0.0% | -4.4% | 11 |
| Junior high school fees (private) | 102.0 | 0.0% | +1.6% | 17 |
| High school fees (public) | 22.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| High school fees (private) | 26.0 | 0.0% | -73.2% | 21 |
| College & university fees (national) | 100.6 | 0.0% | +0.6% | 13 |
| College & university fees (private) | 101.2 | 0.0% | +1.0% | 131 |
| Junior college fees (private) | 100.8 | 0.0% | +0.7% | 7 |
| Special training school fees (private) | 100.4 | 0.0% | +0.3% | 9 |
| School textbooks & reference books for study | 102.9 | 0.0% | +2.6% | 6 |
| School textbooks | 102.2 | 0.0% | +1.5% | 3 |
| Reference books for study | 103.6 | 0.0% | +3.6% | 3 |
| Tutorial fees | 103.2 | 0.0% | +2.8% | 80 |
| (elementary school) | 102.6 | 0.0% | +2.4% | 22 |
| (junior high school) | 101.8 | -0.1% | +1.6% | 34 |
| (high school & preparatory school) | 105.6 | 0.0% | +4.3% | 21 |
| Correspondence education | 108.8 | 0.0% | +8.8% | 2 |
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Method
Year-on-year and month-on-month changes are computed from the published all-Japan indices (2020 base up to December 2025, 2025 base from January 2026) and rounded to one decimal; they can differ by about 0.1 point from the officially announced rates. Items that were added or discontinued at the 2025 rebasing have shorter histories. OECD figures are the annual growth rates published by the OECD.
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In August 2026, prices for “Education” were -3.8% compared with a year earlier.