Education in Chiba, Japan: official figures
Chiba had 110 primary schools with 45,105 pupils and 2,744 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Chiba?
Primary schools in Chiba had 16.4 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 49th highest of 262 cities (more pupils per teacher means larger classes) and above the national figure of 13.97 (2024, Statistics Bureau).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many middle schools are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 59 lower secondary schools with 23,865 students and 1,644 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 14.5 students per teacher (national: 12.70, 2024).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 86 kindergartens enrolling 9,565 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 29 upper secondary (high) schools with 26,231 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 225 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 20.3 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 32nd highest of 262 cities; it also had 327 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Chiba?
Chiba had 16 public libraries and 47 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 1.6 libraries per 100,000 residents, 115th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Chiba?
About 104,766 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Chiba in May 2024, 10.7 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Chiba compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Chiba ranks 49 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Akashi | 16.5 |
| 47 | Kamagaya | 16.5 |
| 48 | Fuji | 16.5 |
| 49 | Chiba | 16.4 |
| 50 | Tokai | 16.4 |
| 51 | Hamamatsu | 16.4 |
| 52 | Tachikawa | 16.4 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Chiba ranks 72 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Sanda | 14.6 |
| 70 | Sapporo | 14.5 |
| 71 | Nishio | 14.5 |
| 72 | Chiba | 14.5 |
| 73 | Fuji | 14.4 |
| 74 | Hitachinaka | 14.4 |
| 75 | Kawanishi | 14.4 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Chiba ranks 32 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tsukuba | 20.8 |
| 30 | Karatsu | 20.6 |
| 31 | Yamato | 20.4 |
| 32 | Chiba | 20.3 |
| 33 | Naha | 20.1 |
| 34 | Sasebo | 20.0 |
| 35 | Urayasu | 19.9 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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