Education in Aomori, Japan: official figures
The number of primary schools per 100,000 children aged 6 to 11 in Aomori was 461.9 in 2024, 9th highest of 47 prefectures.
How many junior high schools are there in Aomori?
The number of junior high schools per 100,000 children aged 12 to 14 in Aomori was 516.0 in 2024, 5th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of high schools per 100,000 young people aged 15 to 17 in Aomori was 193.6 in 2024, 12th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of primary school pupils per teacher in Aomori was 11.9 pupils in 2024, 12th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of junior high pupils per teacher in Aomori was 9.6 pupils in 2024, 3rd lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of high school students per teacher in Aomori was 10.9 students in 2024, 11th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The average primary school class size in Aomori was 18.1 pupils in 2024, 9th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The average junior high school class size in Aomori was 21.1 pupils in 2024, 4th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of junior high leavers who go on to upper secondary education in Aomori was 96.2% in 2023, 6th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of high school leavers who go on to further education in Aomori was 54.2% in 2023, 17th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of graduates whose highest education is primary or junior high school in Aomori was 22.0% in 2020, the highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of graduates whose highest education is a junior college or technical college in Aomori was 11.4% in 2020, 2nd lowest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending on education per resident (prefecture and municipalities combined) in Aomori was 180,100 yen in 2022, 9th highest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending per public primary school pupil in Aomori was 1,001,400 yen in 2022, 3rd highest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending per public junior high pupil in Aomori was 1,215,000 yen in 2022, 4th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of new university graduates who went straight into work in Aomori was 79.1% in 2023, 6th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of public libraries per million people in Aomori was 28.7 in 2021, 17th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of primary schools in Aomori was 237 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 17th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 18,383.
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The number of primary school pupils in Aomori was 47,186 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 13th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 5,654,461.
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The number of full-time primary school teachers in Aomori was 4,094 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 14th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 424,351.
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The average number of pupils per primary school in Aomori was 199 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 11th smallest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 308 pupils.
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The number of primary pupils for each full-time teacher in Aomori was 11.5 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 14th lowest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 13.3 pupils.
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The average number of pupils per primary school class (including special-needs classes) in Aomori was 17.4 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 9th smallest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 21.0 pupils.
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The share of primary school classes that combine more than one school year (multi-grade classes, found where there are few children) in Aomori was 3.6% on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 14th highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 1.6%.
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The share of primary school classes that are special-needs classes in Aomori was 27.2% on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 10th highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 22.6%.
Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), via e-Stat · saved copyAre there fewer young children in Aomori?
Aomori had 6,783 first-year pupils and 8,503 sixth-year pupils in its primary schools on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), so the youngest year group is 79.8% the size of the oldest, 4th lowest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 85.3%.
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8,956 young people left high schools in Aomori in March 2025, 14th fewest of 47 prefectures; 4,905 of them (54.8%) went on to a university or junior college. Japan overall: 929,157 leavers.
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The share of high school leavers who went on to a specialised training college (vocational school) in Aomori was 15.3% (March 2025 leavers), 20th lowest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 14.8%.
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The share of high school leavers who went straight into a job in Aomori was 23.1% (March 2025 leavers), 11th highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 13.7%.
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The share of high school leavers who neither went on to study nor into a job, nor went to a training course (the official category "others") in Aomori was 3.8% (March 2025 leavers), 23rd highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 4.7%.
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Primary school pupils per teacher (2024)
Aomori ranks 36 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Niigata | 12.1 pupils |
| 34 | Nagasaki | 12.1 pupils |
| 35 | Yamagata | 12.0 pupils |
| 36 | Aomori | 11.9 pupils |
| 37 | Saga | 11.8 pupils |
| 38 | Fukui | 11.8 pupils |
| 39 | Iwate | 11.7 pupils |
High school leavers going on to further education (2023)
Aomori ranks 31 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | High school leavers going on to further education |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Miyagi | 55.6% |
| 29 | Mie | 55.4% |
| 30 | Nagano | 55.3% |
| 31 | Aomori | 54.2% |
| 32 | Niigata | 53.7% |
| 33 | Hokkaido | 52.7% |
| 34 | Oita | 52.1% |
Primary pupils per full-time teacher (May 2026) (2026)
Aomori ranks 34 of 47, highest first. School Basic Survey, preliminary 2026 figures; students per teacher count full-time teachers only
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per full-time teacher (May 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Akita | 11.7 pupils |
| 32 | Yamaguchi | 11.7 pupils |
| 33 | Nagasaki | 11.6 pupils |
| 34 | Aomori | 11.5 pupils |
| 35 | Saga | 11.4 pupils |
| 36 | Iwate | 11.4 pupils |
| 37 | Fukui | 11.4 pupils |
Share of primary school classes that combine school years (May 2026) (2026)
Aomori ranks 14 of 47, highest first. School Basic Survey, preliminary 2026 figures
| Rank | Region | Share of primary school classes that combine school years (May 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hokkaido | 4.1% |
| 12 | Nagasaki | 4.1% |
| 13 | Yamagata | 3.8% |
| 14 | Aomori | 3.6% |
| 15 | Fukui | 3.3% |
| 16 | Niigata | 2.9% |
| 17 | Okayama | 2.6% |
High school leavers going on to university or junior college (March 2025) (2025)
Aomori ranks 32 of 47, highest first. Counts leavers of full-time, part-time and national, public and private high schools located in the prefecture (not where they live), so prefectures with many private schools or colleges can look different
| Rank | Region | High school leavers going on to university or junior college (March 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mie | 56.1% |
| 30 | Nagano | 55.9% |
| 31 | Niigata | 55.2% |
| 32 | Aomori | 54.8% |
| 33 | Hokkaido | 53.9% |
| 34 | Oita | 53.3% |
| 35 | Fukushima | 52.6% |
High school leavers going straight into a job (March 2025) (2025)
Aomori ranks 11 of 47, highest first. Counts leavers of full-time, part-time and national, public and private high schools located in the prefecture (not where they live), so prefectures with many private schools or colleges can look different
| Rank | Region | High school leavers going straight into a job (March 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mie | 23.4% |
| 9 | Kagoshima | 23.2% |
| 10 | Yamagata | 23.2% |
| 11 | Aomori | 23.1% |
| 12 | Kumamoto | 23.1% |
| 13 | Oita | 22.6% |
| 14 | Tottori | 20.6% |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (Tōkei de miru todōfuken no sugata), full volume, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), via e-Stat: School Basic Survey fiscal 2025, table ey-289: what high school leavers did next, by prefecture and sex (graduates of March 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 554ef7b4107e…)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), via e-Stat: School Basic Survey fiscal 2026 (preliminary, 1 May 2026), table 4: primary schools, classes, pupils and staff by prefecture, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7f5e434b3617…)
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