In the academic year 2023, *** cases of self-inflicted deaths among the student body were reported by schools in Japan, with the majority of cases being committed for unknown reasons. Among the cleared cases, ************** was the leading reason for middle and high school students to commit suicide.
academic year 2023; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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cases reported by schools
Supplementary notes
If there was any information from relevant parties, such as the police, parents, or other students, regarding the circumstances of a student's suicide, the reporting schools were instructed to select all applicable answers.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 30, 2024). Primary circumstances under which students who committed suicide were in Japan in academic year 2023, by school level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Primary circumstances under which students who committed suicide were in Japan in academic year 2023, by school level." Chart. October 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). (2024). Primary circumstances under which students who committed suicide were in Japan in academic year 2023, by school level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan). "Primary Circumstances under Which Students Who Committed Suicide Were in Japan in Academic Year 2023, by School Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/
MEXT (Japan), Primary circumstances under which students who committed suicide were in Japan in academic year 2023, by school level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Primary circumstances under which students who committed suicide were in Japan in academic year 2023, by school level [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068692/japan-reason-committing-suicide-among-students-by-school-level/
