140,000 primary school children missed more than 20 days of school during the 2021-2022 academic year.
4.5 million days were missed by primary pupils during term time between September 2021 and June 2022.
Just over 2-million school days were missed by secondary school students during their 2021-2022 academic year.
The report by Tusla, takes into account reported school absences for a range of reasons including illness, holidays and suspensions.
