Education in Hakodate, Japan: official figures
Hakodate had 40 primary schools with 8,835 pupils and 726 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Hakodate?
Primary schools in Hakodate had 12.2 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 29th 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 Hakodate?
Hakodate had 22 lower secondary schools with 5,234 students and 433 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 12.1 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 Hakodate?
Hakodate had 11 kindergartens enrolling 774 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Hakodate?
Hakodate had 14 upper secondary (high) schools with 5,974 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Hakodate?
Hakodate had 25 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 10.6 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 73rd lowest of 262 cities; it also had 58 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Hakodate?
Hakodate had 1 public libraries and 1 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 0.4 libraries per 100,000 residents, 5th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Hakodate?
About 20,817 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Hakodate in May 2024, 8.3 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hakodate compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Hakodate ranks 234 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Sano | 12.4 |
| 232 | Kawachinagano | 12.3 |
| 233 | Hitachi | 12.2 |
| 234 | Hakodate | 12.2 |
| 235 | Matsubara | 12.1 |
| 236 | Higashiomi | 12.1 |
| 237 | Kazo | 12.1 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Hakodate ranks 202 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 199 | Ueda | 12.2 |
| 200 | Koga | 12.1 |
| 201 | Tomakomai | 12.1 |
| 202 | Hakodate | 12.1 |
| 203 | Nagano | 12.0 |
| 204 | Matsusaka | 12.0 |
| 205 | Sasebo | 12.0 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Hakodate ranks 190 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | Narashino | 10.8 |
| 188 | Fukuyama | 10.7 |
| 189 | Okayama | 10.7 |
| 190 | Hakodate | 10.6 |
| 191 | Maebashi | 10.6 |
| 192 | Koga | 10.5 |
| 193 | Toyota | 10.5 |
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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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