The number of schools in Japan acknowledging cases of bullying among the enrolled students amounted to over 29 thousand in the academic year 2022, of which around 17 thousand were elementary schools. That year, about 551 thousand cases of bullying among the student body of elementary schools were reported to authorities in Japan.
Number of schools acknowledging bullying incidents among students in Japan in academic year 2022, by school level
academic year 2022; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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cases reported by schools
Supplementary notes
Out of 36,366 schools (national, public and private) 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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e-Stat (Japan). (October 6, 2023). Number of schools acknowledging bullying incidents among students in Japan in academic year 2022, by school level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069007/japan-number-school-recognized-bullying-by-school-level/
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