Declining School-Age Population Due to the Falling Birthrate and Intensifying Competition Among Private Tutoring Schools

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「In addition, as the impact of free high school tuition has broadened the option of attending distinctive private high schools, the need to attend cram school for high school entrance examinations has been trending somewhat lower.」

「The current educational environment surrounding the cram-school industry has seen a wider range of options for attending private high schools, partly due to the impact of free high school tuition, resulting in more public high schools with lower competition ratios. Many high schools and departments in the regions where we operate also have unfilled enrollment capacity. The perceived need for families to send their children to cram schools to prepare for high school entrance examinations has also declined, while persistently high consumer prices have contributed to the lack of growth in cram-school attendance.」

「Furthermore, amid high prices, stagnating real wages constrained spending on education outside school, and the number of elementary and junior high school students attending our cram schools remained sluggish.」

「In addition, amid high prices and declining real wages, the number of students attending cram schools remained sluggish as households became increasingly focused on protecting their livelihoods.」

「In the cram-school industry, schools and extracurricular activities have regained momentum as the impact of COVID-19 has waned since last year. However, this has not extended to a recovery in extracurricular learning activity, and the number of students attending cram schools has not yet increased. In addition, household education spending has been trending down due to declining real wages, which has had a material impact on the lack of growth in the number of students attending cram schools.」

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「In the cram-school industry, the competitive environment has become increasingly intense amid the structural contraction in demand caused by the declining birth rate and the entry of new competitors from other industries.」

「In the cram-school industry, competition has become even more intense due to the declining birth rate and new entrants from other industries.」

「Meanwhile, as the declining school-age population accelerates competition to attract students, demand for online education services has grown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This has encouraged new entrants from other industries and accelerated industry restructuring, further intensifying competition among companies.」

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「In the cram-school industry, the market environment has been challenging as the declining birth rate reduces the target population. Under the government's state of emergency, the closure of schools served as a catalyst for the rapid shift to online classes, significantly changing the business environment.」

「In the cram-school industry, the business environment has changed significantly. The market has remained stagnant amid the declining birth rate, while many companies began delivering classes online under the government's state of emergency.」

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「The cram-school industry is facing a decline in the school-age population due to the declining birth rate. The decline in the absolute number of students has reduced the motivation to attend cram schools as entrance examinations have become easier, while intensifying competition among companies to attract students. If these conditions persist, they may affect business performance.」

「In Japan's declining-birth-rate society, mergers and acquisitions have occurred one after another in the cram-school industry, and some observers believe that a wave of large-scale industry restructuring may be forthcoming.」

「In the cram-school industry, cram schools have become increasingly prevalent amid Japan's worsening declining-birth-rate society, and competition is intensifying.」