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Pupils: Absenteeism

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 34814

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of rates of school absence in academic year 2023-24 in England relative to the other home nations.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department does not publish statistics on the other home nations besides England. The rates of school absence on the other home nations have been aggregated from the individual nations’ government websites.

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