Japan: number of bullying incidents among students by school level 2022

In the academic year 2022, elementary schools in Japan reported the highest number of bullying cases among the student body, with around 551.9 thousand reports. That year, a total of almost 682 thousand bullying cases among students were recognized by schools in the country, with the largest share occurring at public institutions.

Number of reported bullying incidents among students in Japan in academic year 2022, by school level (in 1,000s)

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

academic year 2022; 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

Out of 36,366 schools (national, public and private) surveyed, 29,842 reported cases of bullying.

Figures reflect the number of cases in which the victim perceived an act as bullying. The source defines "bullying" as the act of a student inflicting psychological or physical harm on another student enrolled at the same school. The act of bullying can happen inside or outside of school, which includes bullying over the internet as well.

Values have been rounded.

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