Education in Fukui, Japan: official figures
Fukui had 53 primary schools with 12,451 pupils and 952 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Fukui?
Primary schools in Fukui had 13.1 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 48th lowest of 262 cities (more pupils per teacher means larger classes) and below 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 Fukui?
Fukui had 28 lower secondary schools with 6,945 students and 631 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 11.0 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 Fukui?
Fukui had 21 kindergartens enrolling 286 children in May 2024.
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Fukui had 13 upper secondary (high) schools with 10,456 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Fukui?
Fukui had 27 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 8.2 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 46th lowest of 262 cities; it also had 62 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Fukui?
Fukui had 6 public libraries and 56 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 2.3 libraries per 100,000 residents, 107th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Fukui?
About 30,138 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Fukui in May 2024, 11.5 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Fukui compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Fukui ranks 215 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Daito | 13.1 |
| 213 | Kishiwada | 13.1 |
| 214 | Nara | 13.1 |
| 215 | Fukui | 13.1 |
| 216 | Imabari | 13.1 |
| 217 | Saga | 13.0 |
| 218 | Kanoya | 13.0 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Fukui ranks 239 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Saga | 11.2 |
| 237 | Saijo | 11.2 |
| 238 | Hachinohe | 11.0 |
| 239 | Fukui | 11.0 |
| 240 | Iwaki | 11.0 |
| 241 | Nagasaki | 11.0 |
| 242 | Kumagaya | 11.0 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Fukui ranks 217 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 214 | Tochigi | 8.7 |
| 215 | Ikeda | 8.6 |
| 216 | Toyohashi | 8.4 |
| 217 | Fukui | 8.2 |
| 218 | Nishinomiya | 8.2 |
| 219 | Kawanishi | 8.2 |
| 220 | Kiryu | 8.0 |
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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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