A report looking at attendance and absenteeism at school before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on a consistent basis with historical data and including information on absenteeism by type and by pupil characteristics for September 2014 to August 2022.
This is the latest release
This release presents attendance and absenteeism data over time for Wales on a consistent basis where possible. This will help to inform the debate on the impact of the pandemic on attendance and absence and also provide useful background context to the GCSE results published by Welsh Government on 6 October 2022.
Reports
Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Summary of absenteeism at school before and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: September 2014 to August 2022 , file type: ODS, file size: 24 KB
Contact
Steve Hughes
Email: school.stats@gov.wales
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