学歴社会

がくれきしゃかい

academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records

Meaning

n
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records

Example sentences

日本の学歴社会の最高峰である東大生になって、一番驚いたことは時給１万円という家庭教師料金だ。

When I became a student of Tokyo University, the pinnacle of achievement in academic-focused Japan, the thing that most surprised me was that I could make 10,000 yen an hour as a home tutor.