Education in Koriyama, Japan: official figures
Koriyama had 52 primary schools with 15,770 pupils and 1,024 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Koriyama?
Primary schools in Koriyama had 15.4 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 98th 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 Koriyama?
Koriyama had 26 lower secondary schools with 8,113 students and 645 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 12.6 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 Koriyama?
Koriyama had 29 kindergartens enrolling 3,699 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Koriyama?
Koriyama had 13 upper secondary (high) schools with 9,600 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Koriyama?
Koriyama had 55 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 14.0 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 128th highest of 262 cities; it also had 86 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Koriyama?
Koriyama had 18 public libraries and 101 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 5.5 libraries per 100,000 residents, 11th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Koriyama?
About 37,182 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Koriyama in May 2024, 11.3 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Koriyama compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Koriyama ranks 98 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Shizuoka | 15.5 |
| 96 | Sendai | 15.4 |
| 97 | Hiroshima | 15.4 |
| 98 | Koriyama | 15.4 |
| 99 | Kurashiki | 15.4 |
| 100 | Isesaki | 15.4 |
| 101 | Himeji | 15.3 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Koriyama ranks 181 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Komatsu | 12.6 |
| 179 | Yokosuka | 12.6 |
| 180 | Morioka | 12.6 |
| 181 | Koriyama | 12.6 |
| 182 | Kashihara | 12.6 |
| 183 | Mito | 12.5 |
| 184 | Iizuka | 12.4 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Koriyama ranks 128 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Ichinomiya | 14.1 |
| 126 | Nagaoka | 14.1 |
| 127 | Kashiwa | 14.1 |
| 128 | Koriyama | 14.0 |
| 129 | Abiko | 14.0 |
| 130 | Fujimi | 13.9 |
| 131 | Tama | 13.9 |
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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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