Analyzing the Dynamics of School Dropout in Upper Secondary Education in Latin America : A Cohort Approach

This study examines trends in school dropout at the upper secondary education level across Latin America over the past two decades, and attempts to identify factors influencing these rates. The methodology contributes to the existing literature by...

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Main Authors:	Bentaouet Kattan, Raja, Székely, Miguel
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS COMPARATIVE EDUCATION ECONOMIC GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS DROPOUT RATE SCHOOLING SCHOOL DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERACTIVE RADIO INSTRUCTION MARGINAL COST MARKET FACTORS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE RATES INTERACTIVE RADIO EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATION POLICY LABOR FORCE DROPOUT PATTERNS ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES HIGH SCHOOL POLITICAL ECONOMY EDUCATION OUTCOMES EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS HIGHER EDUCATION EDUCATION EXPENDITURES INCENTIVES HIGHER ENROLLMENT RE-ENTRY MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ADULTS ACCESS TO EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES PER CHILD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPLETION RATES GENDER GAP QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING DEMAND FOR EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POPULATION GROWTH ECONOMETRICS OPTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PRIMARY SCHOOLING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM SCHOOL QUALITY PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES PRIMARY COMPLETION RATES RADIO SCHOOL- AGE RESOURCES EDUCATION SYSTEMS UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION BENEFITS OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE DROPOUT RATES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION PRIMARY COMPLETION STUDENT POPULATION ENROLLMENT RATES WAGES EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION VALUES SCHOOLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS EDUCATION REFORM ECONOMIC VALUE POLICY MAKERS EDUCATION SERVICES LEARNING OUTCOMES PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND EXPANSION OF EDUCATION ENROLLMENT RATE MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COSTS EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EXPENDITURES PARENTAL PRIORITIES EARLY CHILDHOOD DECISION MAKING CLASS SIZE HIGH DROPOUT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OPPORTUNITY COSTS TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COHORT ANALYSIS ADOLESCENTS EARLY DROPOUT TEACHER DISCOUNT RATES QUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICES RADIO INSTRUCTION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ENROLLMENT LEVELS EDUCATION EXPANSION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS EDUCATION COST PER STUDENT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE CLASS SIZES PRIVATE COSTS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING LABOR MARKETS CLASSROOM SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT DEMOGRAPHICS PRICES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS SCHOOL AGE RETURNS TO EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24205715/analyzing-dynamics-school-dropout-upper-secondary-education-latin-america-cohort-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21671