Education in Yokohama, Japan: official figures
Yokohama had 348 primary schools with 174,496 pupils and 10,859 full-time teachers in May 2024.
How big are primary school classes in Yokohama?
Primary schools in Yokohama had 16.1 pupils per full-time teacher in 2024, 62nd 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 Yokohama?
Yokohama had 176 lower secondary schools with 89,309 students and 5,748 full-time teachers in May 2024, or 15.5 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 Yokohama?
Yokohama had 233 kindergartens enrolling 29,435 children in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many high schools are there in Yokohama?
Yokohama had 91 upper secondary (high) schools with 80,096 students in May 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many nurseries are there in Yokohama?
Yokohama had 864 nursery centres for children needing daytime care in 2023, 19.6 per 10,000 children under 15 (2020 census), 36th highest of 262 cities; it also had 1,211 child welfare facilities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many libraries are there in Yokohama?
Yokohama had 19 public libraries and 0 community centres (kominkan) in 2021, 0.5 libraries per 100,000 residents, 13th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many students are there in Yokohama?
About 373,336 children and young people were enrolled in kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Yokohama in May 2024, 9.9 per 100 residents.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yokohama compares with other cities in Japan
Pupils per full-time primary school teacher (2024)
Yokohama ranks 62 of 262, highest first. More pupils per teacher means larger classes.
| Rank | City | Pupils per full-time primary school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Itami | 16.2 |
| 60 | Tajimi | 16.1 |
| 61 | Chikushino | 16.1 |
| 62 | Yokohama | 16.1 |
| 63 | Ikoma | 16.0 |
| 64 | Higashikurume | 16.0 |
| 65 | Ichinomiya | 16.0 |
Students per full-time lower secondary teacher (2024)
Yokohama ranks 28 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Students per full-time lower secondary teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Machida | 15.6 |
| 26 | Ichikawa | 15.6 |
| 27 | Matsudo | 15.5 |
| 28 | Yokohama | 15.5 |
| 29 | Anjo | 15.5 |
| 30 | Kakogawa | 15.4 |
| 31 | Kamagaya | 15.4 |
Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 (2023)
Yokohama ranks 36 of 262, highest first.
| Rank | City | Nursery centres per 10,000 children under 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Naha | 20.1 |
| 34 | Sasebo | 20.0 |
| 35 | Urayasu | 19.9 |
| 36 | Yokohama | 19.6 |
| 37 | Hikone | 19.5 |
| 38 | Saijo | 19.3 |
| 39 | Kodaira | 19.1 |
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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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