In the academic year 2022, approximately ******* primary school students and ******* lower secondary students were absent from school for more than 30 days. Of the total, over ** percent of primary school students and lower secondary school students did not attend school due to being lethargic or feeling anxious.
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MEXT (Japan). (October 4, 2023). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, 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 2022, by main cause." Chart. October 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
MEXT (Japan). (2023). Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. 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 2022, by Main Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2023, 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 2022, by main cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Distribution of students who were absent for a long time from primary and lower secondary schools in Japan in academic year 2022, by main cause [Graph], MEXT (Japan), October 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271500/japan-distribution-absentees-primary-secondary-schools-by-cause/
