In fiscal year 2022, around 11.4 thousand cases of cyberbullying among students were reported by middle schools in Japan. Middle schools reported the largest number of cases, followed by elementary schools. In total, there were approximately 23.92 thousand cyberbullying cases reported by schools during that year.
Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level
fiscal year 2022; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
number of reported bullying cases in which a computer or mobile phone, etc., were used for slander or other unpleasant things
Supplementary notes
The source defines bullying as the act of a student exerting a psychological or physical influence on another student enrolled at the same school if that act is perceived by the person acted upon as an act of bullying. The act of bullying can happen inside or outside of school, which includes bullying over the internet as well. Bullying cases can fall into more than one category.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 4, 2023). Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of Cyberbullying Incidents among Students Reported by Schools in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by School Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan), Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of cyberbullying incidents among students reported by schools in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by school level [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303058/japan-number-reported-cyberbullying-cases-schools-by-school-level/
