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'Teacher sickness absence' from 'School workforce in England'

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'Teacher sickness absence' in England between 2014/15 and 2018/19

	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
Average number of Days - all teachers	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.1
Average number of days taken	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.5
Percentage taking absence	55.7	54.5	54.8	54.4	54.0
Total Number of Days lost	2,216,198	2,158,297	2,139,864	2,025,231	2,133,253
Total teachers taking absence	292,048	289,344	290,127	274,076	284,146

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Source: School workforce in England, Teacher sickness absence

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