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CHAPTER ALLOCATION AND SOURCES OFEDU C ATIONAL EXPENDITURES

(l) In Japan, the largest percents of public education expenditures are occupied by school education expenditures with the weight of social education expenditure and of miscellaneous school expenditure being very small. It should be remembered, however, that educational activities should not be confined only to schools; they should be conducted in society in general and throughout life. From such a standpoint, the Social Education Council has recently published its opinions on life-long education. In the field of social education in Japan, there are important problems which now need further consideration, such as who should benefit from social education in the future; by whom should such expenditures be borne; and what percent of total education expenditure should be allotted to social education.

(2) The weight of higher education in the Japan's total school education expenditures is relatively small compared with those in the other leading countries in the world and the rate of increase in expenditures for higher education, too, has been relatively low in Japan. However, considering the fact that social demands for' 5higher education will increase rapidly in the future, it is considered necessary to increase expenditures for higher education, and to eliminate the discrepancy in such expenditures between Japan and other countries.