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Public elementary school cost per pupil
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Education · National ranking
Public elementary spend per pupil
As of 2022
Official latest
1 year only
The actual education spending a local government invests per public-elementary pupil.
Single-year snapshot — moving the time bar will not change the ranking
USD ≈ at ¥158/$ (reference rate)
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Iwate
≈ $6,918
2
Hokkaido
≈ $6,420
3
Aomori
≈ $6,325
4
Tottori
≈ $6,311
5
Yamagata
≈ $6,224
6
Akita
≈ $6,217
7
Tokyo
≈ $6,203
8
Shimane
≈ $6,163
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Kagoshima
≈ $6,155
10
Kochi
≈ $5,851
11
Yamanashi
≈ $5,821
12
Nagano
≈ $5,792
13
Wakayama
≈ $5,780
14
Fukushima
≈ $5,707
15
Niigata
≈ $5,626
16
Ibaraki
≈ $5,569
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Nagasaki
≈ $5,538
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Tokushima
≈ $5,385
19
Fukui
≈ $5,315
20
Kyoto
≈ $5,245
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