How much does pta fee (junior high) cost in Japan?

¥3,099 per year, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest pta fee (junior high)?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hamamatsu was cheapest at ¥1,000 and Wakayama the most expensive at ¥9,152.

How much have pta fee (junior high) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -4.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have pta fee (junior high) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

-9.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 90.0.

When were pta fee (junior high) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 102.2 in January 2020. The latest reading is -11.9% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

Education · code 8002

PTA fee (junior high) price in Japan

ＰＴＡ会費（中学校）

Average retail price

¥3,099per year-3.7% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 公立中学校，ＰＴＡ会則による会費，１家庭生徒１人通学

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥1,000 Hamamatsu
Priciest surveyed city: ¥9,152 Wakayama

Price in your city:

¥2,620per year-15.4% vs national average#17 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per year
1	Hamamatsu	¥1,000
2	Kobe	¥1,200
3	Akita	¥1,210
4	Sapporo	¥1,300
5	Kofu	¥1,847
6	Nara	¥2,110
7	Nagoya	¥2,165
8	Okayama	¥2,200
9	Tokushima	¥2,228
10	Aomori	¥2,240
11	Hiroshima	¥2,404
12	Sakai	¥2,417
13	Nagano	¥2,520
14	Takamatsu	¥2,522
15	Toyama	¥2,580
16	Sagamihara	¥2,600
17	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥2,620
18	Chiba	¥2,760
19	Fukushima	¥2,772
20	Kyoto	¥2,780
21	Sendai	¥2,840
22	Yokohama	¥2,960
23	Maebashi	¥3,160
24	Niigata	¥3,200
25	Kagoshima	¥3,200
26	Kawasaki	¥3,268
27	Kitakyushu	¥3,350
28	Saitama	¥3,360
29	Otsu	¥3,432
30	Shizuoka	¥3,480
31	Nagasaki	¥3,480
32	Yamagata	¥3,508
33	Morioka	¥3,560
34	Kumamoto	¥3,610
35	Yamaguchi	¥3,696
36	Saga	¥3,736
37	Miyazaki	¥3,952
38	Osaka	¥3,980
39	Mito	¥3,984
40	Oita	¥4,100
41	Tsu	¥4,244
42	Fukuoka	¥4,445
43	Fukui	¥4,450
44	Matsue	¥4,453
45	Utsunomiya	¥4,464
46	Gifu	¥4,500
47	Tottori	¥4,692
48	Matsuyama	¥4,770
49	Kanazawa	¥4,860
50	Naha	¥5,184
51	Kochi	¥5,200
52	Wakayama	¥9,152

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

PTA fee (junior high) costs ¥3,099 per year in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 3.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for pta fee (junior high) reads 90.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 4.2% year on year and down 9.1% over five years.

PTA fee (junior high) sits in the education group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 102.2 in January 2020 and bottomed at 26.5 in January 1970; the latest reading is -11.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -11.4%.

Latest CPI

90.0

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-4.2%

5y change %

-9.1%

Change since 1970-01

+239.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for PTA fee (junior high) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	101.2	+0.4%	12
2016	101.5	+0.3%	12
2017	101.7	+0.2%	12
2018	101.6	-0.1%	12
2019	101.5	-0.1%	12
2020	100.0	-1.5%	12
2021	98.5	-1.5%	12
2022	98.3	-0.2%	12
2023	97.9	-0.4%	12
2024	96.8	-1.1%	12
2025	94.7	-2.2%	12
2026	91.5	-3.4%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥3,099
2026-08	¥3,099
2026-07	¥3,099
2026-06	¥3,104
2026-05	¥3,104
2026-04	¥3,160
2026-03	¥3,202
2026-02	¥3,207
2026-01	¥3,215
2025-12	¥3,219
2025-11	¥3,219
2025-10	¥3,219
2025-09	¥3,217

Frequently asked questions

How much does pta fee (junior high) cost in Japan?: ¥3,099 per year, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest pta fee (junior high)?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hamamatsu was cheapest at ¥1,000 and Wakayama the most expensive at ¥9,152.
How much have pta fee (junior high) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -4.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have pta fee (junior high) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: -9.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 90.0.
When were pta fee (junior high) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 102.2 in January 2020. The latest reading is -11.9% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).