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Department for Education · 2015/16 academic year to 2024/25 academic year · pupils

Pupils persistently absent

Pupils persistently absent: 2015/16 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0500k1m1.5m201620182020202220242015/16 academic year: 707,390 pupils · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 744,276 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 783,424 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 771,863 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 872,438 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 1,643,876 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 1,569,303 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 1,487,022 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 1,340,437 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: absence, SEN, attainment, apprenticeships, NEET, class sizes, Explore Education Statistics: releases to August 2026 (published 4 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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