93.8% of Russian parents reported an increase in the cost of preparing their child for school

In 2023, preparing a child for school has become more expensive compared to last year, according to a survey by the Action Education platform, 93.8% of Russian parents said this. 34.4% of the respondents spent up to 40,000 rubles on preparing their child for school, and 38.5% of parents spent up to 20,000 rubles.

According to the results of the study, the materials of which are cited Forbes, clothing was the biggest expense item for 95.7% of the parents surveyed. Significant amounts are also spent on:

• purchase of stationery (49.7% of respondents reported this category);
• paying tutors to prepare for school (29.1%);
• organization of an educational place for a child (27%);
• purchase of textbooks (13%);
• gifts for the school line (6.2%).

It also follows from the survey that 34.4% of the parents of Russian schoolchildren spent up to 40,000 rubles on preparing their child for school, and 38.5% of the parents surveyed spent up to 20,000 rubles. 13% of parents spent up to 50,000 rubles on preparing their child for the new academic year, and another 6.6% of survey participants spent up to 70,000 rubles.

Milena Kostereva