Fact

On the first day of term, 74,85 % of Ceuta's pupils attended amid extraordinary security measures

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On the first day of the 2026-2027, 9.566 of 12.780 students enrolled in Ceuta, or 74,85 %, according to the Ministry of Education. The return to classrooms was accompanied by extraordinary security and support measures; no single cause is attributed to every absence. This is the figure for 8 September 2026. Later figures are recorded on their own date and do not replace this one.

• El 8 de septiembre se esperaban 12.780 students were expected and 9.566: attendance was 74,85 % and absence was 25,15 %.
• Extraordinary security and support measures were documented, including reinforced monitoring, private security, and support at schools and along routes.
• Family concern and differences between schools do not allow each absence to be attributed individually to the crisis, nor data from particular schools to be extrapolated to Ceuta as a whole.
• This is the figure for 8 September 2026. Later figures are recorded on their own date and do not replace this one.