In the academic year 2022, nearly 65 percent of students who were long-term absentees in Japan did not attend schools because they refused to go. Of those students who refused to attend, over two percent did not spend any day at school during that academic year.
Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason
academic year 2022; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
students who were absent from schools for more than 30 days during the academic year
Supplementary notes
Examined schools include national, public, and private primary and lower secondary schools. Lower secondary schools in the survey cover compulsory education schools and secondary schools in the period of seventh to ninth grades.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 4, 2023). Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of Students Who Are absent for a Long Time from Primary and Lower Secondary Schools in Japan in Academic Year 2022, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan), Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by reason [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191810/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
