According to a survey conducted in Japan from July to September 2021, almost 90 percent of students aged nine to 12 years used computers and tablets at their primary schools in the past year. The usage rate of digital devices at school was lowest among high school students aged 16 to 18 years.
Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group
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Original question: "In the past year at school, how often did you do the following activities? -Use computers and tablets (such as iPads)."
Share of students who stated that they used computers or tables often or sometimes in the past year at school.
Sample size:
9 to 12 years (fourth to sixth grade in primary schools) n=4,430
13 to 15 years (seventh to ninth grade in lower secondary schools) n=3,433
16 to 18 years (10th to 12th grade in upper secondary schools) n= 2,669
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Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. (January 17, 2022). Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. "Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group." Chart. January 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. (2022). Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute. "Share of Students Who Used Computers or Tablets in The past Year at School in Japan as of September 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Share of students who used computers or tablets in the past year at school in Japan as of September 2021, by age group [Graph], Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, January 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275250/japan-usage-rate-computers-tablets-school-by-age-group/
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