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Abandonment and Dropout
Evolution and intensity of school abandonment and dropout: An analysis based on School Census data
Fourth of the Abandonment and Dropout series, this panel presents the evolution of school abandonment and dropout rates between 2008 and 2020, for all years and stages of education, based on data from the School Census, made available by the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira – Inep.
The objective is to identify the problem from a recent historical perspective, as well as to understand at which stages of school life it manifests most acutely. It is possible to compare the indicators between regions, Units of the Federation, municipalities, the area of location of the school and its administrative dependence, in addition to analyzing the indicators of abandonment with clippings of sex, skin color or race and years of lag of students, or the socioeconomic level of the school.
Updated! School dropout: recent scenario in Brazil
Based on the most recent data from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Continuous PNAD), we have developed educational indicators that analyze the school situation of young people aged 15 to 21, verifying whether they are enrolled or out of school and whether they have completed basic education. These indicators allow comparisons between different groups based on socioeconomic, demographics and areas of residence.
The 2023 data update revealed new details about school dropout in Brazil. The data provides important information about the main reasons that lead young people to drop out of school before completing Basic Education, in addition to identifying the highest level of education achieved and the occupational situation of these young people. This information provides a more comprehensive view of the educational challenges faced by this population, helping to better understand the barriers that still exist in gaining access and staying in school.
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Territory and intensity of school abandonment and dropout
This panel comprises the series of indicators of the thematic axis of dropout and school abandonment, which seeks to understand the construction of human capital of the country's children, adolescents and young people.
Based on data from the School Census, provided by the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira – INEP -, the panel presents indicators of dropout and abandonment per year and stage/grades of education, in a territorialized manner, explaining the intensity of the problem by Unit of the Federation and municipality. It is possible to visualize the results over the years, from 2008 to 2020, and make comparisons by rural or urban area, sex and skin color or race of students, as well as based on the division between those with or without age-grade distortion .
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Territory and inequality of dropout among schools
One more panel of the series of indicators of the thematic axis of school dropout and abandonment, “Territory and inequality of abandonment among schools” seeks to analyze the problem of abandonment based on the inequality between public schools in each territory – be it the Unit of the Federation, mesoregion or microregion.
Constructed from information on the Final Situation of the Student, an INEP database, the panel presents the dispersion of dropout rates per stage/grade of education each year, between 2008 and 2020, for the territorial clippings under analysis. Again, it is possible to compare the results by rural or urban area, sex and skin color or race of students, as well as from the division between those with or without age-grade distortion.
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