In the academic year 2021, around 80.8 thousand pupils at primary schools and 163.4 thousand students at lower secondary schools were absent for more than 30 days. Both numbers indicated a 10 year consecutive increase since the academic year 2012. Long-term absence in this case refers to the absence of students who refuse or are unable to attend school due to psychological, emotional, physical, or social reasons, excluding those who are ill or have financial reasons.
Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021
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academic year 2012 to 2021; 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 fiscal 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 27, 2022). Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
MEXT (Japan). (2022). Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of Students Who Are absent for a Long Time from Primary and Lower Secondary Schools in Japan from Academic Year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
MEXT (Japan), Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/