(1) Sources of Ptiblic and Pdvaae Educationa1 Fxpenditures
Change in the amotnt and propcortion of public and private educational
expenditures borne by tha national gcvenmernt, local governments (net total expenditures
borne by prefectural governments and municipal governmeruts), school julridical
persons, etc, respectively, are shown in Chart 5-8.
Chart 5-8. Public and Private Educational Expenditures,
Classified by Source
Public and private educational expenditures totalled \6,200
billion in fiscal 1973, of which the. share borne by 1ocal governments was the
highest, followed by that of the. natiorual government and that of school juridical
persons etc in that order. Since fiscal 1965, the share boine by the national
government has been declining, while that of local govemments has been on a steady
increase. The share borne by school juridical persons etc was large in fiscal
1965 probably because privae upper secondary schools and universities were expanding
during those years.
