Most Educated in Hokkaido

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Hokkaido

1 Sapporo 29.2%

2 Asahikawa 29.2%

3 Hakodate 29.2%

4 Tomakomai 29.2%

5 Kushiro 29.2%

6 Obihiro 29.2%

7 Ebetsu 29.2%

8 Kitami 29.2%

9 Otaru 29.2%

10 Chitose 29.2%

11 Muroran 29.2%

12 Iwamizawa 29.2%

13 Eniwa 29.2%

14 Kitahiroshima 29.2%

15 Ishikari 29.2%

16 Noboribetsu 29.2%

17 Hokuto 29.2%

18 Takikawa 29.2%

19 Otofuke 29.2%

20 Kamiiso 29.2%

21 Abashiri 29.2%

22 Date 29.2%

23 Wakkanai 29.2%

24 Nemuro 29.2%

25 Bibai 29.2%

26 Nayoro 29.2%

27 Makubetsu 29.2%

28 Rumoi 29.2%

29 Fukagawa 29.2%

30 Shimo-furano 29.2%

31 Sarubetsu 29.2%

32 Nakashibetsu 29.2%

33 Mombetsu 29.2%

34 Motomachi 29.2%

35 Shizunai-furukawachō 29.2%

36 Shibetsu 29.2%

37 Furano 29.2%

38 Sunagawa 29.2%

39 Minamishibetsuchō 29.2%

40 Engaru 29.2%

41 Ashibetsu 29.2%

42 Yoichi 29.2%

43 Memuro-minami 29.2%

44 Shiraoi 29.2%

45 Tōbetsu 29.2%

46 Yakumo 29.2%

47 Kutchan 29.2%

48 Higashimorichō 29.2%

49 Akabira 29.2%

50 Iwanai 29.2%

51 Urakawa 29.2%

52 Honmachi 29.2%

53 Monbetsu-honchō 29.2%

54 Kuriyama 29.2%

55 Biei 29.2%

56 Kami-furano 29.2%

57 Naganuma 29.2%

58 Higashikagura 29.2%

59 Shimizu 29.2%

60 Akkeshi 29.2%

61 Esashi 29.2%

62 Tōyako-onsemmachi 29.2%

63 Abira 29.2%

64 Higashikawa 29.2%

65 Kamiyūbetsu Tonden Shigaichi 29.2%

66 Mikasa 29.2%

67 Shiranuka 29.2%

68 Mukawa 29.2%

69 Teshikaga 29.2%

70 Ozora 29.2%

71 Setana 29.2%

72 Haboro 29.2%

73 Yūbari 29.2%

74 Horomui 29.2%

75 Shibecha 29.2%

76 Hiroo 29.2%

77 Ashoro 29.2%

78 Ikeda 29.2%

79 Kamihonbetsu 29.2%

80 Takasu 29.2%

81 Kikusuichō 29.2%

82 Tōma 29.2%

83 Shintoku 29.2%

84 Matsumae 29.2%

85 Shihoro 29.2%

86 Kozawa 29.2%

87 Niikappu 29.2%

88 Oshamambe 29.2%

89 Naie 29.2%

90 Hamanaka-sakuraminami 29.2%

91 Yuni 29.2%

92 Taiki 29.2%

93 Rausu 29.2%

94 Biratori 29.2%

95 Kamikawa 29.2%

96 Shikaoi 29.2%

97 Utashinai 29.2%

98 Kaminokuni 29.2%

99 Niseko 29.2%

100 Imagane 29.2%

The most educated cities in Hokkaido have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Sapporo leads with 29.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Sapporo, 29.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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