In the academic year 2022, approximately 105,000 primary school students and 194,000 lower secondary students were absent from school for more than 30 days. Of the total, over 50 percent of primary school students and lower secondary school students did not attend school due to being lethargic or feeling anxious.
Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause
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MEXT (Japan). (October 4, 2023). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan). "Distribution of Students Who Were absent for a Long Time from Primary and Lower Secondary Schools in Japan in Academic Year 2022, by Main Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan), Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/