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["Table 1: Overall absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["School type","2005/06","2006/07","2007/08","2008/09","2009/10","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["All maintained schools",{"v":9.929316160170297,"d":"9.9"},{"v":9.404406159258228,"d":"9.4"},{"v":9.10121305242493,"d":"9.1"},{"v":9.029126835650123,"d":"9.0"},{"v":8.9313005476088,"d":"8.9"},{"v":8.67177653928264,"d":"8.7"},{"v":7.900503266660654,"d":"7.9"},{"v":7.415072986234874,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.441279619919863,"d":"6.4"},{"v":6.192302940157597,"d":"6.2"}]
["  Secondary schools",{"v":9.888552409459432,"d":"9.9"},{"v":9.355817797459514,"d":"9.4"},{"v":9.068151079752996,"d":"9.1"},{"v":8.989105040853348,"d":"9.0"},{"v":8.908143748203878,"d":"8.9"},{"v":8.636459191980062,"d":"8.6"},{"v":7.864223633498364,"d":"7.9"},{"v":7.373212560240354,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.39496282714489,"d":"6.4"},{"v":6.152135595647417,"d":"6.2"}]
["  Middle schools","..","..","..","..","..","..","..",{"v":7.055884930878382,"d":"7.1"},{"v":6.382072085727278,"d":"6.4"},{"v":5.605977926663411,"d":"5.6"}]
["  Special schools",{"v":13.711132681445964,"d":"13.7"},{"v":13.859449311228762,"d":"13.9"},{"v":12.189576654788603,"d":"12.2"},{"v":12.284930367143938,"d":"12.3"},{"v":10.844358681697173,"d":"10.8"},{"v":11.568936722954167,"d":"11.6"},{"v":10.997451777625349,"d":"11.0"},{"v":11.334570195862662,"d":"11.3"},{"v":10.295501157956696,"d":"10.3"},{"v":10.222441226706264,"d":"10.2"}]
["Independent schools",{"v":5.550680199262777,"d":"5.6"},{"v":5.544265394173159,"d":"5.5"},{"v":5.801329400123341,"d":"5.8"},{"v":5.952652544055883,"d":"6.0"},{"v":6.337743044112801,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.503038732647195,"d":"5.5"},{"v":5.253569804165252,"d":"5.3"},{"v":5.315831824582578,"d":"5.3"},{"v":4.133758069681391,"d":"4.1"},{"v":4.452418140960356,"d":"4.5"}]
["Total",{"v":9.843674970626799,"d":"9.8"},{"v":9.31678195485131,"d":"9.3"},{"v":9.025594177989328,"d":"9.0"},{"v":8.961044812524623,"d":"9.0"},{"v":8.871490027038984,"d":"8.9"},{"v":8.600280088553754,"d":"8.6"},{"v":7.838572211214897,"d":"7.8"},{"v":7.374192557489262,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.3854776111943625,"d":"6.4"},{"v":6.163043530956485,"d":"6.2"}]
[{"$nulls":10},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]
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["(a) Figures do not include data for 22 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]
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[]
["Table 1: Unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["School type","2005/06","2006/07","2007/08","2008/09","2009/10","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["All maintained schools",{"v":1.7579866715912014,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.8741099833546337,"d":"1.9"},{"v":1.790973146469021,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.7405287942650207,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.6042098603812691,"d":"1.6"},{"v":1.4775993685254076,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.39593385923202,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.2996264661847567,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2969658938809014,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.290718631765297,"d":"1.3"}]
["  Secondary schools",{"v":1.7436184741075094,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.8583947772064957,"d":"1.9"},{"v":1.783352581118936,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.7339330217279352,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.6007053074838067,"d":"1.6"},{"v":1.4652943097905409,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.3814026406858424,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.2886164755174547,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2850651127293808,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2799035580755282,"d":"1.3"}]
["  Middle schools","..","..","..","..","..","..","..",{"v":1.0037962728275507,"d":"1.0"},{"v":1.1686833472990017,"d":"1.2"},{"v":0.9856940038042654,"d":"1.0"}]
["  Special schools",{"v":3.0909819352064782,"d":"3.1"},{"v":3.3150295562783705,"d":"3.3"},{"v":2.5028204669592617,"d":"2.5"},{"v":2.2770999207779057,"d":"2.3"},{"v":1.8937323159503738,"d":"1.9"},{"v":2.4870105771015028,"d":"2.5"},{"v":2.6363663475589756,"d":"2.6"},{"v":2.5690618856226473,"d":"2.6"},{"v":2.4198863340985968,"d":"2.4"},{"v":2.5809974396452127,"d":"2.6"}]
["Independent schools",{"v":0.21878161363846096,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.21801106825423444,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.312854854920163,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2739285356722574,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.3301790562277357,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2889881944046658,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.26921672506902583,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2090556600833856,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.2868503014106162,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2273173013986394,"d":"0.2"}]
["Total",{"v":1.727881553629506,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.8365169631292084,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.757101151796834,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.708073098797585,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.5748291948222106,"d":"1.6"},{"v":1.4507806522313764,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.3695717378201173,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.2783887909022367,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2725386121079678,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2728355542853629,"d":"1.3"}]
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["(a) Figures do not include data for 22 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]

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["Table 3: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained secondary and middle schools,"]
["by proportion entitled to free school meals, 2014/15 (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["Percentage entitled to free school meals","Overall absence","Unauthorised absence","Number of schools"]
["10% or less",{"v":4.908848667429986,"d":"4.9"},{"v":0.5463049054942027,"d":"0.5"},48]
["15% or less, but over 10%",{"v":5.678587482718915,"d":"5.7"},{"v":0.9340459618691707,"d":"0.9"},51]
["20% or less, but over 15%",{"v":6.066143258732433,"d":"6.1"},{"v":0.9353624269465994,"d":"0.9"},35]
["30% or less, but over 20%",{"v":6.830051866031512,"d":"6.8"},{"v":1.6599846426885223,"d":"1.7"},55]
["Over 30%",{"v":8.559350988991385,"d":"8.6"},{"v":3.4620451420933396,"d":"3.5"},24]
["All maintained secondary schools",{"v":6.142778622970909,"d":"6.1"},{"v":1.274863052527735,"d":"1.3"},213]
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["(a) Free school meal data are based on a three year average."]

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["Table 4: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained secondary, middle and special schools,"]
["by local authority and consortia"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to:"]
[null,"Overall absence",{"$nulls":3},"Unauthorised absence"]
["Local Authority","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["North Wales",{"v":7.309563802181159,"d":"7.3"},{"v":6.999453345255028,"d":"7.0"},{"v":6.312067473482328,"d":"6.3"},{"v":6.0800620272623505,"d":"6.1"},{"v":1.1145686213387627,"d":"1.1"},{"v":1.070592168359132,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.9694569605791178,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9155218773545505,"d":"0.9"}]
["  Isle of Anglesey",{"v":7.765456301021154,"d":"7.8"},{"v":6.750065281095562,"d":"6.8"},{"v":6.616514166111201,"d":"6.6"},{"v":6.437276057209585,"d":"6.4"},{"v":0.6661714584511184,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.731631833963578,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.920665605073396,"d":"0.9"},{"v":1.0627488946333576,"d":"1.1"}]
["  Gwynedd",{"v":7.905053330239619,"d":"7.9"},{"v":6.612502251321787,"d":"6.6"},{"v":5.773392798361111,"d":"5.8"},{"v":5.423394825788598,"d":"5.4"},{"v":0.8817085440280256,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.6839649089931992,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.5971863161455868,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.48415879540506385,"d":"0.5"}]
["  Conwy",{"v":7.258333758947988,"d":"7.3"},{"v":7.1155258944089965,"d":"7.1"},{"v":6.118175626912247,"d":"6.1"},{"v":5.788821729203822,"d":"5.8"},{"v":1.4839883766877862,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.410660094445811,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.36563697537076,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.352234428167281,"d":"1.4"}]
["  Denbighshire",{"v":7.075077293008432,"d":"7.1"},{"v":7.590719747178993,"d":"7.6"},{"v":7.029008504069151,"d":"7.0"},{"v":7.046554959438523,"d":"7.0"},{"v":1.5055219782813727,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.5129363406574081,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.4172372802039686,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.4358030423448713,"d":"1.4"}]
["  Flintshire",{"v":6.970193324437023,"d":"7.0"},{"v":6.675975165287175,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.161649716258482,"d":"6.2"},{"v":5.787742410735947,"d":"5.8"},{"v":0.520910996278234,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.41659727251953044,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.5361160138503533,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.34794945610090494,"d":"0.3"}]
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["  Powys",{"v":7.126221110717777,"d":"7.1"},{"v":6.7693123516117755,"d":"6.8"},{"v":5.693905824051959,"d":"5.7"},{"v":5.383517171243057,"d":"5.4"},{"v":0.4317100014312564,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.6086209930826071,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.8384271236264146,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.7209770789329578,"d":"0.7"}]
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["  Pembrokeshire",{"v":7.3979878528464695,"d":"7.4"},{"v":7.836901015007023,"d":"7.8"},{"v":6.636422849224821,"d":"6.6"},{"v":6.813529933075577,"d":"6.8"},{"v":0.465168550306122,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.6693351167563892,"d":"0.7"},{"v":1.1411958961338526,"d":"1.1"},{"v":1.1611358058234358,"d":"1.2"}]
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["  Neath Port Talbot",{"v":7.700494265125295,"d":"7.7"},{"v":7.421624347840829,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.523562381828289,"d":"6.5"},{"v":6.417385497578341,"d":"6.4"},{"v":0.523484795482886,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4206029320143931,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.8178229346436007,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.9049210828613924,"d":"0.9"}]
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["  Bridgend",{"v":8.110015113013878,"d":"8.1"},{"v":7.665499368126024,"d":"7.7"},{"v":6.18539440143147,"d":"6.2"},{"v":5.767104941266228,"d":"5.8"},{"v":1.598308486648582,"d":"1.6"},{"v":1.332526807722626,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.1368497582490278,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.9255596604926754,"d":"0.9"}]
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["  Blaenau Gwent",{"v":9.574764086178332,"d":"9.6"},{"v":9.001258494356934,"d":"9.0"},{"v":7.79499801633905,"d":"7.8"},{"v":6.827238442658393,"d":"6.8"},{"v":2.43897338161027,"d":"2.4"},{"v":2.3191430334993726,"d":"2.3"},{"v":2.299665047499304,"d":"2.3"},{"v":1.492969108874342,"d":"1.5"}]
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["  Monmouthshire",{"v":6.950091891107841,"d":"7.0"},{"v":6.633070742623522,"d":"6.6"},{"v":5.502035490296665,"d":"5.5"},{"v":5.3536522971164695,"d":"5.4"},{"v":0.6081708967392604,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.498873327352736,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.8196894493400819,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.7526139375016399,"d":"0.8"}]
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["(a) Figures do not include data for 22 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]
["(b) Includes independent schools."]

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["Table 8: Pupils of compulsory school age who were persistent absentees from"]
["maintained secondary and middle schools (a)"]
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["Percentage of half days missed by persistent absentees due to:"]
["  Authorised absence",{"v":21.726085839400948,"d":"21.7"},{"v":21.595198649164207,"d":"21.6"},{"v":21.92521812244025,"d":"21.9"},{"v":22.011028611560285,"d":"22.0"},{"v":21.3988197656348,"d":"21.4"},{"v":20.64082832403776,"d":"20.6"},{"v":19.54032382671774,"d":"19.5"},{"v":18.79098308137853,"d":"18.8"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",{"v":10.73110814123075,"d":"10.7"},{"v":10.927644014084578,"d":"10.9"},{"v":10.637827025137318,"d":"10.6"},{"v":10.151941948609263,"d":"10.2"},{"v":11.153233555792493,"d":"11.2"},{"v":11.172773249165472,"d":"11.2"},{"v":12.576056990899998,"d":"12.6"},{"v":13.809353387202478,"d":"13.8"}]
["  Overall absence",{"v":32.4571939806317,"d":"32.5"},{"v":32.52284266324879,"d":"32.5"},{"v":32.56304514757757,"d":"32.6"},{"v":32.16297056016955,"d":"32.2"},{"v":32.552053321427294,"d":"32.6"},{"v":31.813601573203233,"d":"31.8"},{"v":32.11638081761773,"d":"32.1"},{"v":32.60033646858101,"d":"32.6"}]
["Percentage of all pupils' absence for which persistent absentees"]
["were responsible:"]
["  Authorised absence",{"v":29.704912828996832,"d":"29.7"},{"v":27.618834150436882,"d":"27.6"},{"v":26.61099492879586,"d":"26.6"},{"v":26.503429628605417,"d":"26.5"},{"v":23.848890094456415,"d":"23.8"},{"v":21.07591244727284,"d":"21.1"},{"v":19.021771828827287,"d":"19.0"},{"v":17.25479516990799,"d":"17.3"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",{"v":59.93378303879484,"d":"59.9"},{"v":58.47767184821606,"d":"58.5"},{"v":58.94186784590845,"d":"58.9"},{"v":59.82403598012653,"d":"59.8"},{"v":58.334152941738495,"d":"58.3"},{"v":54.03078641251447,"d":"54.0"},{"v":48.756449484750604,"d":"48.8"},{"v":48.41870309423595,"d":"48.4"}]
["  Overall absence",{"v":35.64975574557746,"d":"35.6"},{"v":33.57127963340152,"d":"33.6"},{"v":32.42053295791008,"d":"32.4"},{"v":32.15672964431018,"d":"32.2"},{"v":29.906453483048566,"d":"29.9"},{"v":26.821081278774578,"d":"26.8"},{"v":24.989456572944853,"d":"25.0"},{"v":23.72250583044406,"d":"23.7"}]
[{"$nulls":8},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]
[]
["(a) Persistent absentees are pupils who were absent for at least 20 per cent of half-day sessions.  For 2014/15 this means that persistent"]
["                 absentees in secondary schools missed at least 62 half-day sessions.  See the Notes section for a more detailed description."]
[]
["    "]

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["Table 9: Distribution of reasons for absence by pupils of compulsory school age in"]
["maintained secondary and middle schools, by reason for absence"]
[]
["Type of absence","Code","Reason for absence","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Authorised","I","Illness",{"v":53.94869564766703,"d":"53.9"},{"v":58.98686588356783,"d":"59.0"},{"v":59.47948215874968,"d":"59.5"},{"v":61.438044101235754,"d":"61.4"}]
[null,"M","Medical or dental appointments",{"v":9.727253274547662,"d":"9.7"},{"v":8.165687793124219,"d":"8.2"},{"v":7.814664744330199,"d":"7.8"},{"v":7.326028307834126,"d":"7.3"}]
[null,"R","Religious observance",{"v":0.07910101755252813,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.05961985284626307,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.18973422970655263,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.05561525962835019,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"S","Study leave",{"v":3.060308540861414,"d":"3.1"},{"v":0.808431220687578,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.4679604788376889,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.33425770113158737,"d":"0.3"}]
[null,"T","Traveller absence",{"v":0.10368280023031846,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.12741491329977198,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.21637358628699574,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.14676434082762832,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"H","Agreed family holiday",{"v":5.860361159697427,"d":"5.9"},{"v":5.385229766361173,"d":"5.4"},{"v":3.314733241013093,"d":"3.3"},{"v":2.007211334323307,"d":"2.0"}]
[null,"F","Agreed extended family holiday",{"v":0.054938803454579604,"d":"0.1"},"-","-","-"]
[null,"E","Excluded, but no alternative provision made",{"v":1.848199594203142,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.5852104040273656,"d":"1.6"},{"v":1.5226195662593882,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.6143411440025603,"d":"1.6"}]
[null,"C","Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":7.751800998128972,"d":"7.8"},{"v":7.400176412374683,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.890987766460797,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.308502174490046,"d":"6.3"}]
[null,null,"Total authorised absence",{"v":82.43434183634308,"d":"82.4"},{"v":82.56655802246031,"d":"82.6"},{"v":79.93021880656316,"d":"79.9"},{"v":79.24615014188552,"d":"79.2"}]
["Unauthorised","G","Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",{"v":0.8354597644838159,"d":"0.8"},{"v":1.4451830816229938,"d":"1.4"},{"v":2.791342652046026,"d":"2.8"},{"v":3.012848457076176,"d":"3.0"}]
[null,"U","Late (arrived after the register closed)",{"v":0.36944247480305575,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.3635278172195689,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.47280112201679547,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4912126224659673,"d":"0.5"}]
[null,"O","Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":11.49509314545875,"d":"11.5"},{"v":12.27079837356396,"d":"12.3"},{"v":15.339238918011844,"d":"15.3"},{"v":16.707956279079372,"d":"16.7"}]
[null,"N","No reason for the absence provided yet",{"v":4.8656627789112985,"d":"4.9"},{"v":3.3539327051331695,"d":"3.4"},{"v":1.4663985013621823,"d":"1.5"},{"v":0.5418324994929686,"d":"0.5"}]
[null,null,"Total unauthorised absence",{"v":17.56565816365692,"d":"17.6"},{"v":17.433441977539694,"d":"17.4"},{"v":20.069781193436846,"d":"20.1"},{"v":20.75384985811448,"d":"20.8"}]
["Overall",null,"Total overall absence",{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":6},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 10: Percentage of sessions missed by pupils of compulsory school age from"]
["maintained secondary and middle schools, by reason for absence"]
[]
["Type of absence","Code","Reason for absence","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Authorised","I","Illness",{"v":4.2426460730879345,"d":"4.2"},{"v":4.346607477007762,"d":"4.3"},{"v":3.8035822895040843,"d":"3.8"},{"v":3.7740030394221495,"d":"3.8"}]
[null,"M","Medical or dental appointments",{"v":0.7649729509072208,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.6017108908034418,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.499730652338469,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4500217008064321,"d":"0.5"}]
[null,"R","Religious observance","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"S","Study leave",{"v":0.24066950752839228,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.05957145096373101,"d":"0.1"},"-","-"]
[null,"T","Traveller absence","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"H","Agreed family holiday",{"v":0.46087190732928385,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.39682528673541434,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.21196991285663377,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.12329854876266125,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"F","Agreed extended family holiday","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"E","Excluded, but no alternative provision made",{"v":0.14534654928154436,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.11681053555848085,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.09736817816300808,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.09916540269561329,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"C","Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":0.6096189661166207,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.545302104856613,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.44066353765058675,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.38751732300422953,"d":"0.4"}]
[null,null,"Total authorised absence",{"v":6.482820992812523,"d":"6.5"},{"v":6.084141157111329,"d":"6.1"},{"v":5.111361996014067,"d":"5.1"},{"v":4.8679155704431745,"d":"4.9"}]
["Unauthorised","G","Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",{"v":0.06570242424690602,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.1064922418598531,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.17850023386085928,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.1850726109637842,"d":"0.2"}]
[null,"U","Late (arrived after the register closed)","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"O","Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":0.9039998318378176,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9042071173041569,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.980910649613633,"d":"1.0"},{"v":1.0263327666466133,"d":"1.0"}]
[null,"N","No reason for the absence provided yet",{"v":0.38264660218547564,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.24714364384587198,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.09377296450312225,"d":"0.1"},"-"]
[null,null,"Total unauthorised absence",{"v":1.3814026406858424,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.2846305379086818,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2834184416373409,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.274863052527735,"d":"1.3"}]
["Overall",null,"Total overall absence",{"v":7.864223633498364,"d":"7.9"},{"v":7.368771695020011,"d":"7.4"},{"v":6.394780437651408,"d":"6.4"},{"v":6.142778622970909,"d":"6.1"}]
[{"$nulls":6},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 8: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all schools, by gender (a)"]
[]
[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
[" ","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Number of schools providing gender information",304,299,290,285,273]
["Percentage of schools providing gender information",{"v":98.38187702265373,"d":"98.4"},{"v":98.0327868852459,"d":"98.0"},{"v":98.30508474576271,"d":"98.3"},{"v":95.95959595959596,"d":"96.0"},97.5]
["Overall absence"]
["  Boys",{"v":8.40109510301011,"d":"8.4"},{"v":7.6684846584379,"d":"7.7"},{"v":7.23309099490823,"d":"7.2"},{"v":6.20160889867565,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.029556394895963,"d":"6.0"}]
["  Girls",{"v":8.82438838773757,"d":"8.8"},{"v":8.03888838409108,"d":"8.0"},{"v":7.54109920286259,"d":"7.5"},{"v":6.57100517137951,"d":"6.6"},{"v":6.312488581037487,"d":"6.3"}]
["Unauthorised absence"]
["  Boys",{"v":1.42703941205985,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.37763688682639,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.2752163843137,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.25846894484312,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2599445960612021,"d":"1.3"}]
["  Girls",{"v":1.48384276990076,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.3737175198434,"d":"1.4"},{"v":1.29067419447338,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.28914999901685,"d":"1.3"},{"v":1.2951891603417505,"d":"1.3"}]
[{"$nulls":5},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]
[]
["(a) Caution should be taken when comparing year on year changes for data on absenteeism by gender.  Although it became compulsory for"]
["(a) maintained schools to provide gender information in 2007/08, it remains voluntary for special and independent schools, so different"]
["(a) numbers of schools provide this information each year."]

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["Table 9: Distribution of pupils in maintained secondary schools by length of overall"]
["absence, 2014/15"]
[]
[null,"Pupils in schools during 2014/15",null,"Percentage of"]
["Number of days of overall absence","Number","Percentage","overall absence"]
["No absence",{"v":13554,"d":"13,554"},{"v":8.52233071975151,"d":"8.5"},{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["0.5 to 5 days",{"v":58905,"d":"58,905"},{"v":37.037619230261384,"d":"37.0"},{"v":10.629341611903397,"d":"10.6"}]
["5.5 to 10 days",{"v":37295,"d":"37,295"},{"v":23.44992800598588,"d":"23.4"},{"v":18.813410137895872,"d":"18.8"}]
["10.5 to 15 days",{"v":21019,"d":"21,019"},{"v":13.216088933042421,"d":"13.2"},{"v":17.558303608031643,"d":"17.6"}]
["15.5 to 20 days",{"v":11421,"d":"11,421"},{"v":7.181167120428065,"d":"7.2"},{"v":13.332975885956081,"d":"13.3"}]
["20.5 to 25 days",{"v":5997,"d":"5,997"},{"v":3.7707257876899667,"d":"3.8"},{"v":8.994819122191387,"d":"9.0"}]
["more than 25 days",{"v":10850,"d":"10,850"},{"v":6.822140202840776,"d":"6.8"},{"v":30.67114963402162,"d":"30.7"}]
["Total",{"v":159041,"d":"159,041"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

{"sheet":"Table 10","index":8,"n_rows":15,"n_cols":4,"rows_kept":15}
["Table 10: Distribution of pupils in maintained secondary schools by their overall absence"]
["rates, 2014/15"]
[]
[null,"Pupils in schools during 2014/15",null,"Percentage of"]
["Overall absence rate","Number","Percentage","overall absence"]
[{"v":0,"d":"0%"},{"v":13554,"d":"13,554"},{"v":8.52233071975151,"d":"8.5"},{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["Over 0%, but 4% at most",{"v":67576,"d":"67,576"},{"v":42.489672474393394,"d":"42.5"},{"v":14.048914120381395,"d":"14.0"}]
["Over 4%, but 6% at most",{"v":22350,"d":"22,350"},{"v":14.052980049169712,"d":"14.1"},{"v":11.44485447284893,"d":"11.4"}]
["Over 6%, but 10% at most",{"v":27778,"d":"27,778"},{"v":17.465936456636967,"d":"17.5"},{"v":22.220727307725227,"d":"22.2"}]
["Over 10%, but 20% at most",{"v":20541,"d":"20,541"},{"v":12.915537502908055,"d":"12.9"},{"v":28.623542305728737,"d":"28.6"}]
["Over 20%, but 30% at most",{"v":4150,"d":"4,150"},{"v":2.6093900315013108,"d":"2.6"},{"v":10.046347159775314,"d":"10.0"}]
["Over 30%, but 50% at most",{"v":2175,"d":"2,175"},{"v":1.3675718839796027,"d":"1.4"},{"v":8.0350396117189,"d":"8.0"}]
["Over 50%",917,{"v":0.5765808816594463,"d":"0.6"},{"v":5.580575021821496,"d":"5.6"}]
["Total",{"v":159041,"d":"159,041"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]