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Department for Education · 2020/21 academic year to 2024/25 academic year · percent

Persistent absence

Persistent absence: 2020/21 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%10%20%202120222023202420252020/21 academic year: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 22.5% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 21.2% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 20% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 18.1% percent · 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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