Northern Ireland School Attendance by Pupil and School Characteristics

Analysis of pupil attendance at grant-aided primary, post-primary, and special schools in Northern Ireland. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is produced by the Department of Education (Northern Ireland). It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze attendance trends based on school type (primary, post-primary, special) mentioned in the description
• Investigate correlations between pupil characteristics and attendance rates as described
• Benchmark school-level attendance performance across Northern Ireland
• Support policy evaluation on interventions aimed at improving school attendance

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent data
• Covers multiple school types (primary, post-primary, special) as described

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Department of Education (Northern Ireland)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.441607

Geography

Northern Ireland