In the academic year 2022, around 105,000 pupils at primary schools and 194,000 students at lower secondary schools were absent for more than 30 days. Both numbers indicated a 10-year consecutive increase since the academic year 2013. 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 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
academic year 2013 to 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). Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2023, 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 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of students who are absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan from academic year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192917/japan-number-long-term-absentees-primary-secondary-schools/
