Education in Funabashi, Japan: official figures
Funabashi had 56 primary schools with 32,354 pupils and 1,714 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Funabashi?
Primary schools in Funabashi had 18.9 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 5th 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 Funabashi?
Funabashi had 27 lower secondary schools with 16,249 students and 949 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 17.1 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 Funabashi?
Funabashi had 39 kindergartens enrolling 5,620 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Funabashi?
Funabashi had 15 upper secondary (high) schools with 13,286 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Funabashi?
Funabashi had 124 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 15.4 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 93rd highest of 262 cities; it also had 186 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Funabashi?
Funabashi had 4 public libraries and 26 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 0.6 libraries per 100,000 residents, 20th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Funabashi?
About 67,509 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Funabashi in May 2024, 10.5 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Funabashi compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Funabashi ranks 5 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Koganei | 19.8 |
| 3 | Fujisawa | 19.2 |
| 4 | Nagareyama | 19.1 |
| 5 | Funabashi | 18.9 |
| 6 | Mitaka | 18.8 |
| 7 | Kokubunji | 18.6 |
| 8 | Ichikawa | 18.4 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Funabashi ranks 2 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujisawa | 17.5 |
| 2 | Funabashi | 17.1 |
| 3 | Asaka | 17.0 |
| 4 | Kokubunji | 16.8 |
| 5 | Koganei | 16.7 |
| 6 | Narashino | 16.6 |
| 7 | Fuchu | 16.5 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Funabashi ranks 93 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Kawagoe | 15.6 |
| 91 | Kyoto | 15.6 |
| 92 | Odawara | 15.5 |
| 93 | Funabashi | 15.4 |
| 94 | Ageo | 15.4 |
| 95 | Ebina | 15.3 |
| 96 | Oyama | 15.3 |
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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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