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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Absence by geography

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Percentage of persistent absentees
   • School type:
     • Total
     • Special
     • State-funded primary
     • State-funded secondary

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   View latest data: Academic year 2022/23

   Percentage of persistent absentees for 'Absence by geography' for Special, State-funded primary and State-funded secondary in England between 2006/07 and 2018/19

   	England
   	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
   Total	19.3%	18.5%	18.5%	17.4%	16.3%	13.5%	13.6%	10.7%	11%	10.5%	10.8%	11.2%	10.9%
   State-funded primary	14.2%	14.4%	14.6%	14.1%	13.2%	10.4%	11%	8.1%	8.4%	8.2%	8.3%	8.7%	8.2%
   State-funded secondary	24.9%	22.8%	22.5%	20.9%	19.5%	16.8%	16.5%	13.6%	13.8%	13.1%	13.5%	13.9%	13.7%
   Special	30.5%	30.6%	31.4%	30.3%	30%	28.4%	29.4%	26.5%	27.5%	26.9%	28.5%	29.6%	28.8%

   Footnotes

   1. Pupil enrolments missing 10 percent or more of their own possible sessions (due to authorised or unauthorised absence) are classified as persistent absentees.
   2. The definition of persistent absence changed from the 2015/16 academic year - The information presented for years prior to 2015/16 has been produced using the same methodology in order to allow users to make comparisons on a consistent basis over time.

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   • Publication: Pupil absence in schools in England, Academic year 2022/23

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