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Is this a sign of a fundamental shift in attitudes to school, with nearly one in three Danish students skipping a full day of school in the past two weeks, according to PISA?

»Behind the figures lies a bigger problem: being on time doesn’t matter to students«

Denmark tops the Nordic countries for truancy. Foto: Thomas Borberg
Denmark tops the Nordic countries for truancy. Foto: Thomas Borberg

»Skipping school is routine for 15-year-olds«.

That was the headline of an article in Politiken nearly a decade ago, when the 2017 PISA results pointed to a rise in the share of students who were skipping school.

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