'01 - Absence rates by school and geographic level' from 'Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term'
WarningWARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.
| 2016/17 Autumn Term | 2017/18 Autumn Term | 2018/19 Autumn Term | 2019/20 Autumn Term | 2020/21 Autumn Term | 2021/22 Autumn Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Number of persistent absentees | 780,754 | 800,059 | 759,252 | 922,566 | 915,877 | 1,672,179 |
| Percentage of persistent absentees | 11.6% | 11.7% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 23.5% | |
| Number of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 41,906 | 46,165 | 51,277 | 60,244 | 93,463 | 97,994 | |
| Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.4% | |
| Number of pupil enrolments | 6,703,327 | 6,822,735 | 6,937,255 | 7,021,552 | 7,056,748 | 7,124,905 | |
| State-funded primary | Number of persistent absentees | 378,923 | 389,936 | 357,742 | 435,745 | 380,742 | 750,194 |
| Percentage of persistent absentees | 10.0% | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 9.9% | 19.5% | |
| Number of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 13,267 | 14,024 | 14,911 | 16,471 | 34,356 | 24,176 | |
| Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Number of pupil enrolments | 3,796,142 | 3,857,918 | 3,885,774 | 3,879,003 | 3,857,391 | 3,847,758 | |
| State-funded secondary | Number of persistent absentees | 376,887 | 382,814 | 373,305 | 454,167 | 501,641 | 874,279 |
| Percentage of persistent absentees | 13.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 27.7% | |
| Number of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 25,303 | 28,321 | 32,137 | 38,953 | 53,171 | 67,196 | |
| Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.1% | |
| Number of pupil enrolments | 2,817,406 | 2,869,418 | 2,949,285 | 3,033,845 | 3,084,636 | 3,155,918 | |
| Special | Number of persistent absentees | 24,944 | 27,309 | 28,205 | 32,654 | 33,494 | 47,706 |
| Percentage of persistent absentees | 27.8% | 28.6% | 27.6% | 30.0% | 29.2% | 39.4% | |
| Number of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 3,336 | 3,820 | 4,229 | 4,820 | 5,936 | 6,622 | |
| Percentage of persistent absentees (50% or more missed) | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | |
| Number of pupil enrolments | 89,779 | 95,399 | 102,196 | 108,704 | 114,721 | 121,229 | |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
Source: Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term, 01 - Absence rates by school and geographic level
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