noun
overemphasis on academic background
Refers to the tendency in society or organizations to place excessive weight on a person's educational history (school name, degree) when evaluating them, often at the expense of other qualities.
日本社会では学歴偏重が問題視されることがある。
In Japanese society, overemphasis on academic background is sometimes seen as a problem.
学歴社会 refers to a society where academic background heavily determines one's opportunities, while 学歴偏重 is the attitude or tendency of overvaluing academic background within such a society.
Compound of 学歴 (academic background) and 偏重 (overemphasis, lopsided weight).