Education in Toyama, Japan: official figures
Toyama had 65 primary schools with 18,868 pupils and 1,407 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Toyama?
Primary schools in Toyama had 13.4 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 61st 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 Toyama?
Toyama had 28 lower secondary schools with 10,265 students and 780 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 13.2 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 Toyama?
Toyama had 14 kindergartens enrolling 785 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Toyama?
Toyama had 19 upper secondary (high) schools with 11,413 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Toyama?
Toyama had 35 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 7.3 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 27th lowest of 262 cities; it also had 72 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Toyama?
Toyama had 26 public libraries and 82 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 6.3 libraries per 100,000 residents, 4th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Toyama?
About 41,331 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Toyama in May 2024, 10.0 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Toyama compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Toyama ranks 202 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 199 | Sakado | 13.4 |
| 200 | Sasebo | 13.4 |
| 201 | Yatsushiro | 13.4 |
| 202 | Toyama | 13.4 |
| 203 | Tomakomai | 13.4 |
| 204 | Moriguchi | 13.4 |
| 205 | Aomori | 13.4 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Toyama ranks 149 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 146 | Niigata | 13.2 |
| 147 | Nara | 13.2 |
| 148 | Uji | 13.2 |
| 149 | Toyama | 13.2 |
| 150 | Toyohashi | 13.2 |
| 151 | Kyoto | 13.1 |
| 152 | Hiratsuka | 13.1 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Toyama ranks 236 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | Ota | 7.4 |
| 234 | Wakayama | 7.3 |
| 235 | Habikino | 7.3 |
| 236 | Toyama | 7.3 |
| 237 | Sanda | 7.2 |
| 238 | Kasuga | 7.1 |
| 239 | Nara | 7.1 |
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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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