Absenteeism vs. Truancy — What's the Difference?

Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation without good reason. Generally, absenteeism is unplanned absences.

Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorised, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will (though sometimes adults or parents will allow and/or ignore it) and usually does not refer to legitimate excused absences, such as ones related to medical conditions.

Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty.

The absence of a child from school without permission.

The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty.

The neglect of work or duty

The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

The act of playing truant, or the state of being truant; as, addicted to truancy.

The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

Failure to attend (especially school)

Habitual absence from work