In the academic year 2021, approximately 81.5 thousand primary school students and 163.4 thousand lower secondary students were absent from school for more than 30 days. Of the total, around 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 2021, by main cause
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MEXT (Japan). (October 27, 2022). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2021, by main cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 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 2021, by main cause." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan). (2022). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2021, by main cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 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 2021, by Main Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, 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 2021, by main cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2021, by main cause [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/