Kumon reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(8,002 total reviews)

Hidenori Ikegami

86% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Kumon has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 8,002 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kumon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Nov 18, 2025

Good for your first job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good with children I enjoy working with kids and can communicate at their level while keeping a friendly and respectful atmosphere.

Cons

Wanting to take on too much I sometimes try to help too many students at once. I’m working on prioritizing and pacing myself.

4.0
Nov 17, 2025

As expected

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tutoring is straight forward if you know the content

Cons

You will be working with kids, all with different personalities, may be difficult to adapt to all students.

4.0
Nov 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working hours, can choose your own shift

Cons

can be quite boring as u only sit and mark all day, the pay was quite low rm5/hour

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