Education in Maebashi, Japan: official figures
Maebashi had 50 primary schools with 15,795 pupils and 1,115 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Maebashi?
Primary schools in Maebashi had 14.2 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 108th lowest 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 Maebashi?
Maebashi had 23 lower secondary schools with 8,281 students and 631 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 13.1 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 Maebashi?
Maebashi had 10 kindergartens enrolling 709 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Maebashi?
Maebashi had 12 upper secondary (high) schools with 9,022 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Maebashi?
Maebashi had 39 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 10.6 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 72nd lowest of 262 cities; it also had 56 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Maebashi?
Maebashi had 18 public libraries and 21 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 5.4 libraries per 100,000 residents, 13th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Maebashi?
About 33,807 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Maebashi in May 2024, 10.2 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Maebashi compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Maebashi ranks 155 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Kashihara | 14.3 |
| 153 | Toyokawa | 14.2 |
| 154 | Beppu | 14.2 |
| 155 | Maebashi | 14.2 |
| 156 | Tokushima | 14.1 |
| 157 | Omuta | 14.1 |
| 158 | Sakai | 14.1 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Maebashi ranks 156 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Sano | 13.1 |
| 154 | Kakegawa | 13.1 |
| 155 | Kuki | 13.1 |
| 156 | Maebashi | 13.1 |
| 157 | Akita | 13.1 |
| 158 | Tsukuba | 13.1 |
| 159 | Noda | 13.1 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Maebashi ranks 191 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Fukuyama | 10.7 |
| 189 | Okayama | 10.7 |
| 190 | Hakodate | 10.6 |
| 191 | Maebashi | 10.6 |
| 192 | Koga | 10.5 |
| 193 | Toyota | 10.5 |
| 194 | Isehara | 10.3 |
More on Maebashi: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Japan
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.