Every Day Counts

Every morning, millions of children are expected to attend school. Yet many face barriers that prevent regular attendance. School attendance problems are no longer a marginal issue; they have become a challenge affecting classrooms in nearly every country. This report Every Day Counts: Understanding, Preventing and Responding to School Attendance Problems synthesises evidence from the OECD Policy Survey on School Attendance Problems, literature and international large-scale assessments to give an account of key concepts, terminology and international trends, drivers, and consequences of school absences. It also takes stock of policies and practices for supporting school attendance and distils key messages and policy pointers emerging from the evidence presented in the report. The report will be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners and researchers seeking to promote regular school attendance and strengthen support for students experiencing school attendance problems within their education systems.