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    Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term
    WarningThis publication has been superseded by Pupil absence in schools in England
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    06 - Absence by pupil characteristics - national
  3. Step 3 Choose Countries

    National
    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2019/20 Autumn term to 2020/21 Autumn term
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    Indicators
    • Overall absence rate
    • Percentage of persistent absentees
    • Rate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
    Characteristic
    • Ethnicity Major Any Other Ethnic Group
    • Ethnicity Major Asian Total
    • Ethnicity Major Black Total
    • Ethnicity Major Chinese
    • Ethnicity Major Mixed Total
    School type
    • Total
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    View latest data: Autumn term 2021/22
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    '06 - Absence by pupil characteristics - national' for Ethnicity Major Any Other Ethnic Group, Ethnicity Major Asian Total, Ethnicity Major Black Total, Ethnicity Major Chinese, Ethnicity Major Mixed Total and 18 other filters in England between 2019/20 Autumn term and 2020/21 Autumn term
    Overall absence ratePercentage of persistent absenteesRate of sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances
    2019/20 Autumn term2020/21 Autumn term2019/20 Autumn term2020/21 Autumn term2019/20 Autumn term2020/21 Autumn term
    Major ethnic groupsEthnicity Major Asian Total4.3%4.5%11.0%12.8%z9.2%
    Ethnicity Major Black Total3.5%3.7%8.4%10.1%z7.2%
    Ethnicity Major Chinese2.1%2.7%3.6%6.7%z6.1%
    Ethnicity Major Mixed Total5.1%5.1%14.1%14.7%z7.3%
    Ethnicity Major White Total5.1%4.7%13.8%13.0%z6.6%
    Ethnicity Major Any Other Ethnic Group4.3%4.5%10.7%12.3%z7.9%
    Ethnicity Major Unclassified5.8%6.1%16.7%17.7%z7.5%
    Minor ethnic groupsEthnicity Minor Any other Asian background3.8%3.8%8.9%10.3%z7.3%
    Ethnicity Minor Any other black background3.8%4.2%9.8%11.7%z7.2%
    Ethnicity Minor Any other Mixed background4.8%4.8%13.1%13.7%z7.2%
    Ethnicity Minor Any other white background4.8%4.4%12.8%12.5%z6.5%
    Ethnicity Minor Bangladeshi4.6%4.9%12.0%14.5%z9.7%
    Ethnicity Minor Black African2.9%3.1%6.3%7.7%z7.1%
    Ethnicity Minor Black Caribbean5.1%5.8%14.7%17.9%z7.6%
    Ethnicity Minor Gypsy Roma13.0%18.6%44.1%52.6%z10.9%
    Ethnicity Minor Indian3.7%3.6%8.9%9.3%z7.8%
    Ethnicity Minor Irish5.8%5.9%16.1%16.3%z6.8%
    Ethnicity Minor Pakistani4.8%5.3%12.9%15.9%z10.8%
    Ethnicity Minor Traveller of Irish heritage17.0%24.1%56.0%56.7%z9.9%
    Ethnicity Minor White and Asian4.5%4.3%11.5%11.8%z7.0%
    Ethnicity Minor White and Black African4.7%4.6%12.7%13.2%z7.0%
    Ethnicity Minor White and Black Caribbean6.3%6.4%18.8%19.9%z7.8%
    Ethnicity Minor White British5.1%4.6%13.7%12.8%z6.5%

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