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Long-term absence rate from non-attendance (elementary)
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Elementary long-absence rate
Public elementary spend per pupil
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Education · National ranking
Elementary long-absence rate
As of 2023
Official latest
1 year only
Share of elementary pupils absent 30+ days a year due to non-attendance (per 1,000).
Single-year snapshot — moving the time bar will not change the ranking
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Okinawa
32.7
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2
Nagano
30.7
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3
Shimane
30.1
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4
Miyagi
27.7
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5
Shizuoka
26.8
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6
Fukuoka
26.7
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7
Toyama
24.1
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8
Hiroshima
23.8
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9
Aichi
23.7
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10
Kumamoto
23.3
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11
Tottori
23.3
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12
Gifu
22.9
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13
Ibaraki
22.8
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14
Hyogo
22.0
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15
Wakayama
22.0
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16
Kanagawa
22.0
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17
Ishikawa
21.7
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18
Tokyo
21.6
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19
Nara
21.5
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20
Tochigi
21.4
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