Most Educated in Tokyo

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Tokyo

1 Yokota 29.2%

2 Yokokawa 29.2%

3 Tsukiji 29.2%

4 Toyosu 29.2%

5 Tokyo 29.2%

6 Nishi-Tokyo-shi 29.2%

7 Tanashichō 29.2%

8 Tamagawa 29.2%

9 Takanawa 29.2%

10 Tabata 29.2%

11 Sumida 29.2%

12 Kaigan 29.2%

13 Umegaoka 29.2%

14 Senju 29.2%

15 Ōmorinaka 29.2%

16 Ōme 29.2%

17 Ōji 29.2%

18 Ogikubo 29.2%

19 Nishinippori 29.2%

20 Nishiarai 29.2%

21 Musashino 29.2%

22 Nishimagome 29.2%

23 Machida 29.2%

24 Kuramae 29.2%

25 Komagome 29.2%

26 Kokubunji 29.2%

27 Kinshi 29.2%

28 Kichijōji-honchō 29.2%

29 Kanamachi 29.2%

30 Kamirenjaku 29.2%

31 Kamata 29.2%

32 Iwai 29.2%

33 Itsukaichi 29.2%

34 Itabashi 29.2%

35 Hino 29.2%

36 Ōkubo 29.2%

37 Higashi-nihombashi 29.2%

38 Haneda 29.2%

39 Hakonegasaki 29.2%

40 Hachiōji 29.2%

41 Higashigotanda 29.2%

42 Tōyō 29.2%

43 Kiba 29.2%

44 Etchūjima 29.2%

45 Egota 29.2%

46 Den’enchōfu 29.2%

47 Chōfu 29.2%

48 Asakusa 29.2%

49 Asagaya-minami 29.2%

50 Aoto 29.2%

51 Akasaka 29.2%

52 Akabane 29.2%

53 Fussa 29.2%

54 Tatsumi 29.2%

55 Kachidoki 29.2%

56 Tama 29.2%

57 Musashimurayama 29.2%

58 Akishima 29.2%

59 Higashiyamato 29.2%

60 Higashimurayama 29.2%

61 Ikebukuro 29.2%

62 Roppongi 29.2%

63 Katsushika 29.2%

64 Kita 29.2%

65 Ōta 29.2%

66 Nukui 29.2%

67 HIgashifushimi 29.2%

68 Sakai 29.2%

69 Ōizumi-gakuenchō 29.2%

70 Ōizumimachi 29.2%

71 Hikarigaoka 29.2%

72 Heiwadai 29.2%

73 Hikawadai 29.2%

74 Sakuradai 29.2%

75 Sekimachi-minami 29.2%

76 Funado 29.2%

77 Shimura 29.2%

78 Akatsuka 29.2%

79 Narimasu 29.2%

80 Takashimadaira 29.2%

81 Hasune 29.2%

82 Ukima 29.2%

83 Toshima 29.2%

84 Nagasaki 29.2%

85 Sugamo 29.2%

86 Yotsuya 29.2%

87 Saginomiya 29.2%

88 Numabukuro 29.2%

89 Sasazuka 29.2%

90 Hatsudai 29.2%

91 Kamiigusa 29.2%

92 Shimoigusa 29.2%

93 Eifuku 29.2%

94 Wakabayashi 29.2%

95 Gōtokuji 29.2%

96 Yōga 29.2%

97 Nakanobu 29.2%

98 Ebara 29.2%

99 Nakameguro 29.2%

100 Ikegami 29.2%

The most educated cities in Tokyo have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Yokota 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 Yokota, 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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