What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan?

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan was 15.66 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 16.73 in 2013.

What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 2017.

How does Japan rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?

Japan ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan

Name: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan
Creator: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 15.66 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)

15.66

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

128th

of 199 countries

All-time high

16.73

in 2013

All-time low

15.66

in 2017

Years of data

2013–2017

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan, 2013–2017

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan is 15.66, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over five years.

Japan ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Japan

125 Mauritius 16.2 compare
126 Ireland 16.06 compare
127 Cayman Islands 15.75 compare
129 Tuvalu 15.58 compare
130 Slovakia 15.54 compare
131 Azerbaijan 15.43 compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

More education data for Japan

Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
School enrollment, primary, male 101.2% (2023)
Labor force, female 45.4% (2025)
Labor force, total 69.48 million (2025)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan?: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Japan was 15.66 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 16.73 in 2013.
What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 2017.
How does Japan rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Japan ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.