Education in Nara, Japan: official figures
The number of primary schools per 100,000 children aged 6 to 11 in Nara was 287.1 in 2024, 12th lowest of 47 prefectures.
How many junior high schools are there in Nara?
The number of junior high schools per 100,000 children aged 12 to 14 in Nara was 301.7 in 2024, 16th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of high schools per 100,000 young people aged 15 to 17 in Nara was 131.1 in 2024, 7th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of primary school pupils per teacher in Nara was 12.8 pupils in 2024, 23rd lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of junior high pupils per teacher in Nara was 12.1 pupils in 2024, tied for 20th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of high school students per teacher in Nara was 12.9 students in 2024, tied for 11th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The average primary school class size in Nara was 19.8 pupils in 2024, tied for 21st lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The average junior high school class size in Nara was 25.4 pupils in 2024, 15th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of junior high leavers who go on to upper secondary education in Nara was 94.5% in 2023, tied for 16th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of high school leavers who go on to further education in Nara was 65.2% in 2023, 8th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of graduates whose highest education is primary or junior high school in Nara was 9.7% in 2020, tied for 5th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of graduates whose highest education is a junior college or technical college in Nara was 15.2% in 2020, 5th highest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending on education per resident (prefecture and municipalities combined) in Nara was 139,500 yen in 2022, tied for 8th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending per public primary school pupil in Nara was 712,500 yen in 2022, 6th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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Public spending per public junior high pupil in Nara was 883,000 yen in 2022, 13th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The share of new university graduates who went straight into work in Nara was 78.6% in 2023, 7th highest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of public libraries per million people in Nara was 25.1 in 2021, 10th lowest of 47 prefectures.
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The number of primary schools in Nara was 185 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 10th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 18,383.
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The number of primary school pupils in Nara was 57,647 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 20th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 5,654,461.
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The number of full-time primary school teachers in Nara was 4,719 on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 19th fewest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 424,351.
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The average number of pupils per primary school in Nara was 312 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 12th largest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 308 pupils.
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The number of primary pupils for each full-time teacher in Nara was 12.2 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 22nd 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 Nara was 19.3 pupils on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 22nd 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 Nara was 0.2% on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 4th lowest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 1.6%.
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The share of primary school classes that are special-needs classes in Nara was 27.6% on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), 8th highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 22.6%.
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Nara had 8,736 first-year pupils and 10,178 sixth-year pupils in its primary schools on 1 May 2026 (preliminary figures), so the youngest year group is 85.8% the size of the oldest, 14th highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 85.3%.
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9,889 young people left high schools in Nara in March 2025, 20th fewest of 47 prefectures; 6,405 of them (64.8%) 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 Nara was 12.7% (March 2025 leavers), 7th 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 Nara was 9.2% (March 2025 leavers), 5th lowest 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 Nara was 8.8% (March 2025 leavers), 2nd highest of 47 prefectures. Japan overall: 4.7%.
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Primary school pupils per teacher (2024)
Nara ranks 25 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Ehime | 13.2 pupils |
| 23 | Gunma | 13.1 pupils |
| 24 | Miyazaki | 13.0 pupils |
| 25 | Nara | 12.8 pupils |
| 26 | Fukushima | 12.7 pupils |
| 27 | Okayama | 12.6 pupils |
| 28 | Oita | 12.6 pupils |
High school leavers going on to further education (2023)
Nara ranks 8 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | High school leavers going on to further education |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hyogo | 68.5% |
| 6 | Saitama | 65.8% |
| 7 | Hiroshima | 65.7% |
| 8 | Nara | 65.2% |
| 9 | Chiba | 64.7% |
| 10 | Aichi | 64.0% |
| 11 | Ishikawa | 62.7% |
Primary pupils per full-time teacher (May 2026) (2026)
Nara ranks 26 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Kagawa | 12.5 pupils |
| 24 | Miyazaki | 12.3 pupils |
| 25 | Fukushima | 12.3 pupils |
| 26 | Nara | 12.2 pupils |
| 27 | Okayama | 12.1 pupils |
| 28 | Toyama | 12.0 pupils |
| 29 | Oita | 12.0 pupils |
Share of primary school classes that combine school years (May 2026) (2026)
Nara ranks 44 of 47, highest first. School Basic Survey, preliminary 2026 figures
| Rank | Region | Share of primary school classes that combine school years (May 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Shiga | 0.4% |
| 42 | Chiba | 0.3% |
| 43 | Saitama | 0.2% |
| 44 | Nara | 0.2% |
| 45 | Osaka | 0.1% |
| 46 | Tokyo | 0.0% |
| 47 | Kanagawa | 0.0% |
High school leavers going on to university or junior college (March 2025) (2025)
Nara ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Saitama | 66.9% |
| 8 | Chiba | 65.2% |
| 9 | Aichi | 65.1% |
| 10 | Nara | 64.8% |
| 11 | Ishikawa | 63.9% |
| 12 | Yamanashi | 62.3% |
| 13 | Fukui | 62.2% |
High school leavers going straight into a job (March 2025) (2025)
Nara ranks 43 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Hyogo | 10.8% |
| 41 | Chiba | 9.5% |
| 42 | Saitama | 9.4% |
| 43 | Nara | 9.2% |
| 44 | Osaka | 8.1% |
| 45 | Kanagawa | 6.2% |
| 46 | Kyoto | 5.8% |
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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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