FOI Request - Pupil Attendance
Request 101004034046
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
For each of the academic years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide:
1. The number and percentage of pupils with an overall attendance rate of less than 50%, broken down separately by:
a) primary school pupils; and
b) secondary school pupils.
2. The number and percentage of pupils with an overall attendance rate of 0%, broken down separately by:
a) primary school pupils; and
b) secondary school pupils.
Response 20-08-2026
& 2.
PRIMARY
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
PRIMARY
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
NUMBER
<50%
48
45
66
50
45
%
<50%
0.7%
0.6%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0%
2
4
3
5
0
0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
SECONDARY
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
PRIMARY
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
NUMBER
<50%
176
191
217
199
207
%
<50%
3.2%
3.5%
3.8%
3.5%
3.7%
0%
8
7
4
12
9
0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%