Education in Sapporo, Japan: official figures
Sapporo had 201 primary schools with 87,431 pupils and 5,341 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Sapporo?
Primary schools in Sapporo had 16.4 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 53rd 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 Sapporo?
Sapporo had 106 lower secondary schools with 45,295 students and 3,114 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 14.5 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 Sapporo?
Sapporo had 86 kindergartens enrolling 10,594 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Sapporo?
Sapporo had 51 upper secondary (high) schools with 40,838 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Sapporo?
Sapporo had 297 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 13.8 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 128th lowest of 262 cities; it also had 603 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Sapporo?
Sapporo had 13 public libraries and 1 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 0.7 libraries per 100,000 residents, 24th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Sapporo?
About 184,158 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Sapporo in May 2024, 9.3 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sapporo compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Sapporo ranks 53 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Tokai | 16.4 |
| 51 | Hamamatsu | 16.4 |
| 52 | Tachikawa | 16.4 |
| 53 | Sapporo | 16.4 |
| 54 | Fujieda | 16.4 |
| 55 | Machida | 16.4 |
| 56 | Utsunomiya | 16.3 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Sapporo ranks 70 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Utsunomiya | 14.6 |
| 68 | Sagamihara | 14.6 |
| 69 | Sanda | 14.6 |
| 70 | Sapporo | 14.5 |
| 71 | Nishio | 14.5 |
| 72 | Chiba | 14.5 |
| 73 | Fuji | 14.4 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Sapporo ranks 135 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | Iruma | 13.8 |
| 133 | Ashikaga | 13.8 |
| 134 | Ichinoseki | 13.8 |
| 135 | Sapporo | 13.8 |
| 136 | Mishima | 13.8 |
| 137 | Atsugi | 13.8 |
| 138 | Minoh | 13.7 |
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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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