As of June 23, 2020, around 55 percent of public schools for special needs education had to close temporarily for 31 to 40 days due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. Close to 100 percent of the surveyed public schools in the country experienced a temporary closure after April 1. Following the rapid growth of the number of COVID-19 cases, the government declared a countrywide state of emergency on April 16 and requested businesses, schools, and others to shut down. The state was lifted completely on May 25.
Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution
*Compulsory education schools provide nine year comprehensive education from the first grade to the ninth grade.
**Special needs education schools are schools for mentally and/or physically challenged children, inclusive of kindergarten to upper secondary school levels.
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MEXT (Japan). (July 17, 2020). Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190731/japan-share-public-schools-closing-temporarily-coronavirus-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution." Chart. July 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190731/japan-share-public-schools-closing-temporarily-coronavirus-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). (2020). Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190731/japan-share-public-schools-closing-temporarily-coronavirus-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Share of Public Schools That Temporarily Closed after The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by Type of Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190731/japan-share-public-schools-closing-temporarily-coronavirus-by-type/
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Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution [Graph], MEXT (Japan), July 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190731/japan-share-public-schools-closing-temporarily-coronavirus-by-type/
