Education in Tokyo, Japan: official figures
Tokyo's 23 special wards had 848 primary schools with 410,306 pupils and 23,882 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Tokyo?
Primary schools in Tokyo's 23 special wards had 17.2 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 30th 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 Tokyo?
Tokyo's 23 special wards had 518 lower secondary schools with 205,712 students and 13,113 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 15.7 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 Tokyo?
Tokyo's 23 special wards had 680 kindergartens enrolling 63,225 children in May 2024.
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Tokyo's 23 special wards had 307 upper secondary (high) schools with 215,694 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Tokyo?
Tokyo's 23 special wards had 2,691 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 25.4 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 7th highest of 262 cities; it also had 3,928 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Tokyo?
Tokyo's 23 special wards had 243 public libraries and 0 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 2.5 libraries per 100,000 residents, 92nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Tokyo?
About 894,937 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Tokyo's 23 special wards in May 2024, 9.2 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tokyo compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Tokyo ranks 30 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fujimi | 17.2 |
| 28 | Nishinomiya | 17.2 |
| 29 | Ageo | 17.2 |
| 30 | Tokyo | 17.2 |
| 31 | Yachiyo | 17.2 |
| 32 | Kodaira | 17.1 |
| 33 | Inzai | 17.1 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Tokyo ranks 22 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Saitama | 15.8 |
| 20 | Niiza | 15.7 |
| 21 | Kodaira | 15.7 |
| 22 | Tokyo | 15.7 |
| 23 | Nishitokyo | 15.7 |
| 24 | Yachiyo | 15.6 |
| 25 | Machida | 15.6 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Tokyo ranks 7 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Matsue | 27.4 |
| 5 | Ichikawa | 26.4 |
| 6 | Isahaya | 26.2 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 25.4 |
| 8 | Beppu | 25.3 |
| 9 | Tsuruoka | 25.3 |
| 10 | Chofu | 25.0 |
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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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