Japan has one of the lowest birthrates in the world, and the number of 18-year-olds in the country has dropped by nearly half in the past 30 years. The result is shrinking enrollments, lowered standards, shuttered schools and economic pains as companies fight over a limited supply of young talent. As the U.S. ages, its education system could resemble Japan’s – unless international students reverse the decline.
Read the story from Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report. (April 2023)