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Attendance and Absence in Scottish Schools: 1999/2000 to 2001/2002
Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to absence from schools, 1995/96 to 2001/02:
Table 1a: Primary
| Percentage authorised absence | | Percentage unauthorised absence due to temporary exclusion | | Percentage unauthorised absence due to truancy and other | | Total absence |
1995/1996 | 5.62 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 5.79 |
1996/1997 | 5.34 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 5.50 |
1997/1998 | 5.39 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 5.58 |
1998/1999 | 5.03 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 5.30 |
1999/2000 | 4.63 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 4.92 |
2000/2001 | 5.02 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 5.38 |
2001/2002 | 4.73 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 5.07 |
Table 1b: Secondary
| Percentage authorised absence | | Percentage unauthorised absence due to temporary exclusion | | Percentage unauthorised absence due to truancy and other | | Total absence |
1995/1996 | 10.89 | 0.26 | 1.16 | 12.32 |
1996/1997 | 10.54 | 0.26 | 0.96 | 11.76 |
1997/1998 | 10.09 | 0.25 | 1.05 | 11.39 |
1998/1999 | 9.89 | 0.27 | 1.02 | 11.19 |
1999/2000 | 9.42 | 0.27 | 1.16 | 10.85 |
2000/2001 | 9.81 | 0.28 | 1.27 | 11.35 |
2001/2002 | 9.57 | 0.25 | 1.26 | 11.07 |
Chart 1: Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to absence from schools, 1995/96 to 2001/02
Chart 2: Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to absence from schools at each stage, 2001/2002
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