Japan: share of public schools closing temporarily amid coronavirus by type 2020

As of June 23, 2020, around 55 percent of public schools for special needs education had to close temporarily for 31 to 40 days due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. Close to 100 percent of the surveyed public schools in the country experienced a temporary closure after April 1. Following the rapid growth of the number of COVID-19 cases, the government declared a countrywide state of emergency on April 16 and requested businesses, schools, and others to shut down. The state was lifted completely on May 25.

Share of public schools that temporarily closed after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of June 2020, by type of institution

Characteristic	Never closed	1 to 10 days	11 to 20 days	21 to 30 days	31 to 40 days	41 to 50 days	51 to 60 days
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

June 23, 2020

Number of respondents

3,867 public schools

Special properties

temporary closure after April 1, 2020

Supplementary notes

*Compulsory education schools provide nine year comprehensive education from the first grade to the ninth grade.
**Special needs education schools are schools for mentally and/or physically challenged children, inclusive of kindergarten to upper secondary school levels.

Sample size:
Elementary schools n=1,733
Lower secondary schools n=1,763
Compulsory education schools n=87
Upper secondary schools n=154
Secondary schools n=20
Schools for special needs education n= 110

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