Educational System of Japan and Philippines: Similarities and Differences
Education plays a very important role in the society because it helps an individual to have
knowledge and understanding about the world and it is also responsible for the development of the people.
Also, education is a need in building the character of a person through developing his personalities,
improving his abilities, independency, and pursuing a happy life and at the same time, it also embarks on a
mission to nurture the citizens who form the country and the society (MEXT, n.d.). These are the reasons
why the education systems must be considered seriously. Countries around the world have differences in
their educational systems but they also have similarities. Just like Japan and Philippines, they both have
similarities and differences in the different aspects of education.
To begin with, both countries share the same point of view and ideology about education. Japanese
treat education as very important, that is why the country has the highest literacy rates in the world. (Grolier,
1990). Similarly, Filipinos have a deep point of view of education where it is treated as important factor for
social and economic mobility. Also, Pawilen and Sumida (2005) noted that the goal of the science
curriculum of Philippines and Japan share the same concern in developing skills.
Japan and Philippines have similarities and differences in terms of their curriculum and education
