Many children would prefer to not attend school, but only a few would take action to be truent. This is usually an indication of a larger issue at play. Kids being buillied at school or kids with a lack of freedom after school might be the most willing to take such measures.
Cases of bulling is very common amoung kids at schools, and in severe cases where a child is both mentally and physically being bullied without any action being taken, it would easily push the kid to rather skip class and go somewhere they find peace. It is the responsibility of educators and parents to identify if the child is being mistreated, and when there is a lack of support for the child, he or she would resort to taking action themselves, and many of times the solution they see is truancy. This would lead to the child feeling neglected, helpless and even lonley at a young age, which could ultimately lead to bigger psycological issues in the future. Specifically for younger kids, skipping school and leaving by themselves also involves a lot of potential extrenal dangerous from the world as well.
Children spend about 8 hours of their day at school, at the end they are usually exhausted and excited for there time after, which is very important to be spent on extracurricular activies and having fun. However if a child is faced with academic pressure from parents and are forced to continue studying for hours after school, it can be mentally exhausting. This might force them unwind during school time, leading them to be truent and doing something relaxing. This could lead to built up resentment towards their parents as well as academics as a whole.
It is very important as parents and educators to understand the needs of the children, whether its idenfiting abuse or relalising when your child is mentally exhausted, these are all key contributors to truent and larger issues in the future.