In the academic year 2023, *** percent of total pupils and students were absent from primary and lower secondary schools for more than 90 days because they refused to attend. Around **** percent of all students did not attend schools for more than 30 days due to sickness, attendance refusal, and other obstacles such as family reasons.
academic year 2023; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
students who were absent from schools for more than 30 days during the academic year
Supplementary notes
Total number of students enrolled in examined schools as of May 2023: n=9,321,243
Examined schools include national, public, and private primary and lower secondary schools. Lower secondary schools in the survey cover compulsory education schools and secondary schools in the period of seventh to ninth grades.
“School refusal” refers to children being unable to or not wanting to attend school due to psychological, emotional, physical, or social factors or circumstances (excluding due to illness or financial reasons).
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MEXT (Japan). (October 31, 2024). Ratio of long-term absentees to total number of students at primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2023, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of long-term absentees to total number of students at primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2023, by reason." Chart. October 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). (2024). Ratio of long-term absentees to total number of students at primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2023, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan). "Ratio of Long-term Absentees to Total Number of Students at Primary and Lower Secondary Schools in Japan in Academic Year 2023, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
MEXT (Japan), Ratio of long-term absentees to total number of students at primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2023, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Ratio of long-term absentees to total number of students at primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2023, by reason [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191814/japan-ratio-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-reason/
