Education in Sasebo, Japan: official figures
Sasebo had 45 primary schools with 12,214 pupils and 910 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Sasebo?
Primary schools in Sasebo had 13.4 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 63rd 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 Sasebo?
Sasebo had 27 lower secondary schools with 6,611 students and 550 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 12.0 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 Sasebo?
Sasebo had 27 kindergartens enrolling 2,266 children in May 2024.
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Sasebo had 14 upper secondary (high) schools with 6,197 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Sasebo?
Sasebo had 63 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 20.0 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 34th highest of 262 cities; it also had 81 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Sasebo?
Sasebo had 1 public libraries and 0 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 0.4 libraries per 100,000 residents, 7th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Sasebo?
About 27,288 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Sasebo in May 2024, 11.2 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sasebo compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Sasebo ranks 200 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | Seto | 13.4 |
| 198 | Yamaguchi | 13.4 |
| 199 | Sakado | 13.4 |
| 200 | Sasebo | 13.4 |
| 201 | Yatsushiro | 13.4 |
| 202 | Toyama | 13.4 |
| 203 | Tomakomai | 13.4 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Sasebo ranks 205 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 202 | Hakodate | 12.1 |
| 203 | Nagano | 12.0 |
| 204 | Matsusaka | 12.0 |
| 205 | Sasebo | 12.0 |
| 206 | Yamaguchi | 12.0 |
| 207 | Aizuwakamatsu | 12.0 |
| 208 | Nagahama | 12.0 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Sasebo ranks 34 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Yamato | 20.4 |
| 32 | Chiba | 20.3 |
| 33 | Naha | 20.1 |
| 34 | Sasebo | 20.0 |
| 35 | Urayasu | 19.9 |
| 36 | Yokohama | 19.6 |
| 37 | Hikone | 19.5 |
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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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