Education in Kazo, Japan: official figures
Kazo had 22 primary schools with 4,906 pupils and 407 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Kazo?
Primary schools in Kazo had 12.1 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 26th 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 Kazo?
Kazo had 9 lower secondary schools with 3,011 students and 234 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 12.9 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 Kazo?
Kazo had 14 kindergartens enrolling 580 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Kazo?
Kazo had 3 upper secondary (high) schools with 3,209 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Kazo?
Kazo had 20 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 15.9 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 86th highest of 262 cities; it also had 29 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Kazo?
Kazo had 4 public libraries and 10 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 3.6 libraries per 100,000 residents, 41st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Kazo?
About 11,706 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Kazo in May 2024, 10.5 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kazo compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Kazo ranks 237 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Hakodate | 12.2 |
| 235 | Matsubara | 12.1 |
| 236 | Higashiomi | 12.1 |
| 237 | Kazo | 12.1 |
| 238 | Nagahama | 12.0 |
| 239 | Iwakuni | 12.0 |
| 240 | Kirishima | 11.9 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Kazo ranks 167 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Fujinomiya | 12.9 |
| 165 | Yamagata | 12.9 |
| 166 | Odawara | 12.9 |
| 167 | Kazo | 12.9 |
| 168 | Oshu | 12.9 |
| 169 | Takatsuki | 12.9 |
| 170 | Habikino | 12.9 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Kazo ranks 86 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Higashikurume | 16.0 |
| 84 | Tokushima | 16.0 |
| 85 | Takaoka | 16.0 |
| 86 | Kazo | 15.9 |
| 87 | Asahikawa | 15.9 |
| 88 | Yamaguchi | 15.7 |
| 89 | Kagoshima | 15.7 |
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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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