Education in Saitama, Japan: official figures
Saitama had 108 primary schools with 70,833 pupils and 3,892 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Saitama?
Primary schools in Saitama had 18.2 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 11th 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 Saitama?
Saitama had 67 lower secondary schools with 36,408 students and 2,307 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 15.8 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 Saitama?
Saitama had 98 kindergartens enrolling 13,433 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Saitama?
Saitama had 34 upper secondary (high) schools with 35,596 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Saitama?
Saitama had 319 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 18.9 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 42nd highest of 262 cities; it also had 532 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Saitama?
Saitama had 26 public libraries and 60 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 2.0 libraries per 100,000 residents, 125th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Saitama?
About 156,270 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Saitama in May 2024, 11.8 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Saitama compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Saitama ranks 11 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ichikawa | 18.4 |
| 9 | Chigasaki | 18.4 |
| 10 | Narashino | 18.3 |
| 11 | Saitama | 18.2 |
| 12 | Matsudo | 18.1 |
| 13 | Koshigaya | 18.0 |
| 14 | Toda | 18.0 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Saitama ranks 19 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fujimino | 16.0 |
| 17 | Hino | 16.0 |
| 18 | Mitaka | 15.9 |
| 19 | Saitama | 15.8 |
| 20 | Niiza | 15.7 |
| 21 | Kodaira | 15.7 |
| 22 | Tokyo | 15.7 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Saitama ranks 42 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kodaira | 19.1 |
| 40 | Ueda | 19.1 |
| 41 | Niihama | 19.0 |
| 42 | Saitama | 18.9 |
| 43 | Yonago | 18.8 |
| 44 | Ginowan | 18.6 |
| 45 | Aomori | 18.5 |
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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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