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Pupils per elementary teacher. Fewer means smaller class sizes.
Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education)
In 2024, Tokyo recorded the highest Elementary pupils per teacher (16.8people) and Wakayama the lowest (10.3people) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 13.0people. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (E: Education).
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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