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Overall attendance and absence of pupils of secondary school age

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Data valuesData descriptionAcademic year
93.6Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2013/14
6.4Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2013/14
5.1Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2013/14
1.3Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2013/14
93.8Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2014/15
6.2Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2014/15
4.9Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2014/15
1.3Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2014/15
94.2Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2015/16
5.8Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2015/16
4.6Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2015/16
1.3Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2015/16
94.1Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2016/17
5.9Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2016/17
4.5Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2016/17
1.4Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2016/17
93.8Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2017/18
6.2Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2017/18
4.7Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2017/18
1.6Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2017/18
93.8Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2018/19
6.2Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed2018/19
4.5Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for authorised absence2018/19
1.7Percentage of possible half-day sessions missed for unauthorised absence2018/19
87.5Percentage of possible half-day sessions attended2022/23
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Next update expected:2027

Updates

29th September 2026

Updated to include data for the 2025/26 academic year.

29th September 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Pupils' attendance record
Time period covered
September 2013 to August 2026
Dataset ID
6eab4af9-8892-4361-88f4-4d60544993b1

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset presents attendance and absence percentages for pupils in the secondary school-age annual attendance collection in Wales. It shows the percentage of possible half-day sessions attended, missed, missed for authorised absence and missed for unauthorised absence.

Data collection or calculation

Attendance data are collected annually from maintained schools in Wales through the statutory school attendance collection. The secondary school-age collection covers pupils aged 11 to 15 and attendance from the start of the academic year to the late May Spring bank holiday. Attendance percentages are calculated from possible half-day sessions and authorised and unauthorised absence sessions.

Statistical quality

Annual attendance collection data is not available for the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years because the collection was suspended during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The secondary school-age collection covers attendance only up to the late May Spring bank holiday and is not directly comparable with the full-year primary school-age collection.

Rounding applied

All published percentages are rounded to one decimal place.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales