'Absence rates by pupil characteristic' from 'Pupil absence in schools in England'
2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |
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Overall absence rate exact | 22.5% | 23.3% | 24.4% | 24.0% | 26.1% |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.
Source: Pupil absence in schools in England, Absence rates by pupil characteristic
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