The number of schools in Japan acknowledging cases of bullying among the enrolled students amounted to over 29.8 thousand in the academic year 2022, of which around 28.5 thousand were public schools. That year, bullying cases occurred primarily at Japanese elementary schools.
Number of schools acknowledging bullying incidents among students in Japan in academic year 2022, by type
academic year 2022; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Out of 36,366 schools surveyed, 29,842 reported cases of bullying.
Figures reflect the number of cases in which the victim perceived an act as bullying. The source defines "bullying" as the act of a student inflicting psychological or physical harm on another student enrolled at the same school. The act of bullying can happen inside or outside of school, which includes bullying over the internet as well.
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