A recent report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found a few positives in Japan's educational situation. Japan has generally improved its educational conditions relative to other OECD countries, but the costs of education remain extremely high with little financial support for a larger number of students.
The report emphasized that the economic benefits of education are high, especially for women, who get an even greater earnings advantage with education than men do.
Women with a university degree earn a whopping 91 percent more than women who only complete high school. In contrast, male college graduates earn 41 percent more than men with a high school diploma. The likelihood of having full-time work and increasing overall earnings rises with each level of education. Japanese society values education and rewards it with better pay.